Summary of computer skills learned in this lab:
- Creating a two-way table from raw data in Minitab or Excel.
- Creating a segmented bar graph in Minitab or Excel from raw data.
- Creating a segmented bar graph in Minitab or Excel from a two-way table.
- Using the two-way table simulation applet to assess the statistical significance of the difference in two sample proportions from a two-way table.
Summary of statistical skills learned in this lab:
- Calculating and comparing conditional proportions.
- Interpreting a segmented bar graph.
- Approximating and interpreting a p-value for comparing two groups on a categorical response.
- Understanding the effect of sample size on the p-value (strength of evidence).
