Math Review
The WHOLE group of individuals that we wish to know something about.
Population
What holiday is celebrated on January 1st of every year?
New Years!
On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued what proclamation? [HINT: starts with the letter "e" ]
The Emancipation Proclamation.
It declared all slaves to be free in states that had seceded from the Union.
What does confidence interval estimate?
[ Hint: the Population ____ ]
Mean
Who was January named after?
[It's the Roman god, 5-letter word, starts with "J"]
The god Janus, the Roman god of beginnings
This is the part of a population we actually study to obtain our data ( HINT: starts with the letter "s").
sample
January 5th is National __________ Day. (Hint: It has wings and many types, and starts with the letter "b")
National Bird Day
On January 28, 1945, this branch of the U.S. military was officially created to protect waters and coasts.
Coast Guard
When constructing the confidence interval, we need 4 values to substitute into the formula, namely:
1) sample mean, 2) "z" or "t" values
3) sample s.d. , 4) sample _______
size
On January 5th, 1933, this San Francisco bridge began construction.
[Hint: _______ Gate Bridge ]
Golden Gate Bridge
This is the average distance away from the mean (aka s.d.)
standard deviation
What holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of January, honoring a civil rights activist?
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Which state became a part of the U.S. in January 1959?
Alaska
This is the symbol used for the SAMPLE mean
x̄ or x-bar
What color is often associated with January's birthstone, garnet?
Red
M.O.E. stands for _____ ___ ______.
Margin of Error
January is national ______ month.
[hint: think chicken noodle, starts with the letter "s"]
National Soup Month
In January of 1924, a famous mummified Pharaoh was discovered in Egypt. Who was the Pharaoh?
[Hint: King _ _ _ ]
King Tut
This is the symbol used for the POPULATION mean
[It is a greek letter]
μ (mu)
This "King" of rock 'n' roll was born of January 8th (1935)
Presley or Elvis Presley
It dictates how far from your sample mean you need to go to create a range (interval) that likely contains the true population mean, with a certain level of confidence (e.g., 95%).
C.I. or Confidence Interval
This savory and sometimes sweet treat (that is often enjoyed while watching a movie) celebrates it's Nationally known day on January 19th. What is it?
[Hint: starts with the letter "p"]
National Popcorn Day
What famous landmark in New York Harbor opened January 1st, 1892?
Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island
This is the symbol used for the POPULATION s.d. (standard deviation]
[It is a Greek letter]
sigma or "σ"
Which writer, famous for his poem The Raven, was born in January 1809?
Allan Poe or Edgar Poe or Edgar Allan Poe