Math Stat Blog – Final Portfolio

Reflecting on the Mini Projects

A recap of all mini projects from the semester.

Mini Project 5: Advantages and Drawbacks of Using p-values

I think that the authors mean it will be more important to effectively convey and understand why they are getting the results they are as the “statistical significance” rule…

Mini Project 4: Bayesian Analysis

Using Bayesian analysis to investigate the probability that Nadal wins a point on his own serve against Novak Djokovic at the French Open.

Mini Project 3: Simulation to Investigate Confidence Intervals

Investigating confidence intervals when we violate assumptions.

Mini Project 2: A Meaningful Story

Appleton Arena is home to the St. Lawrence University men’s ice hockey team. Every home weekend it is packed to the brim, the cacophonous roar of fans making it impossible…

Mini Project 1: Sampling Distribution of the Sample Minimum and Maximum

Using simulation to investigate the sampling distributions for the minimum and maximum of samples taken from different populations.