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STAT 2010, Elements of Statistics for Business and Economics Lecture Notes Prof. Jaimie Kwon Statistics Dept Cal State East Bay Disclaimer These lecture notes are for internal use of Prof. Jaimie Kwon, but are provided as a potentially helpful material for students taking the course. A few things to note: The lecture in class always supersedes what’s in the notes These notes are provided “as-is” i.e. the accuracy and relevance of the contents are not guaranteed The contents are fluid due to constant update during the lecture The contents may contain announcements etc. that are not relevant to the current quarter Students are free to report typos or make suggestions on the notes via emailing or in person to improve the material, but they need to understand the above nature of the notes Do not distribute these notes outside the class Best Practice for note-taking in class I do not recommend students relying on this lecture notes in place of actual notes he/she writes down Bring a notepad and write down materials that I go over in the class, using this lecture notes as the independent reference; you don’t miss a thing by not having a printout of this lecture note in (and outside) the class If you still want to print these notes, it’d be better to print them 4 pages on a single page (using “pages per sheet” feature in MS Word), preferably double sided (to save trees) Some canonical examples: Benefit of low-fat diet (Jan 2006) # of supporters of Bush/Gore in Florida exit poll (Florida, 2000) Is driving an SUV more dangerous than driving a passenger car? To cash in now and retire or keep working, for GM workers (Mar 2006)? When do I have to leave home to be at school on time (this morning)? Has consumer confidence in the US increased or decreased from last to this month (March 2006)? Where do I put this $1,000? Google stock? Coca-Cola stock? A mutual fund? Certificate of deposit (CD)? What are expected returns and risks? (pay day) The number of mothers opting for cesa