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Assignment 2: Setting Your Course for Academic Success

South University Online partners with you to encourage your academic success. Your Campus Common contains links to a wealth of student and career resources. In this assignment, you will explore the resources available to you as an SUO student. You will also begin to read your course textbook (eBook) and consider the changes you will experience as an SUO student and future professional.

To begin this assignment, explore your Campus Common area. Take some time to look at all the links and drop-down menus such as My Academics, Campus Life, Student Services, My Finances, and My Career. Then, complete the assigned readings for Week 1, listed on the Readings & Assignments page in the left-hand navigational bar. Once you have completed the assigned readings, turn your attention to Chapter 1, Figure 1, Ten Essential Cornerstones for Success in a Changing World . Review and answer the following questions:

· Which student resource included on the Campus Common do you anticipate being the most useful or helpful to you personally, and why? Identify one student resource and discuss one reason you can see yourself using this resource as an SUO student.

· Select and identify two essential skills or “cornerstones” you feel are important to you personally, academically, and/or professionally from Chapter 1, Figure 1.

· How will your college courses help you to develop each of the skills/cornerstones you selected? Discuss at least one way for each skill you selected.

· How will these two essential skills or cornerstones encourage your success as a professional? Discuss one reason why each of your chosen skills will be important to your professional success.

There are four questions to be addressed for this assignment. Please post your responses to all four questions by Monday, April 9, 2012. Then, review the assignment responses posted by your fellow learners, and comment.

A “substantive response” is not just a “Great job!” or “I agree.” It includes some additional thought, such as why you agree or disagree.

If at any time you encounter difficulties with accessing your eBook, please call the Student Helpdesk: 1-888-444-3404.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Identified one student or career resource in Campus Common and described one reason the resource will be useful as an SUO student.	4
Identified two essential skills or cornerstones.	4
Described one way college courses will help to develop each selected skill or cornerstone.	4
Provided one reason why each selected skill or cornerstone will be important to professional success.	4
Used correct spelling and grammar.	4
Total:	20

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Quiz 1

Refer to the following time plot that shows the number of breeding bald eagle pairs in the lower United States and answer the questions 1-2.

1. For which year is the number pairs of bald eagles is lowest according to the above plot?

2. Write the approximate number of pairs of bald eagles in the year 2000.

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Refer to the following display for the questions 3-4

3. The total revenue received according to the above display is approximately

________________________

4. The percentage of revenue contributed by the state is approximately

___________________________

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5. Approximately what percentage of the expenses is in the area of operations and maintenance?

_________________________

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Refer to the following stem plot for the questions 6-10

The stem plot displays the number of hours that a sample of

15 students spent studying for a calculus final exam

0* 9

1* 2333

1* 45

1* 6

1* 8899

2 * 0

2 * 2

2* 4

6. What is the mean of this data? 7. What is the median of this data? 8. What is the first quartile of this data? 9. What is the third quartile of this data? 10. What is the inter quartile range of this data? 11. It is discovered that 24 hours was a typographical error for 42

hours. How will this error change the answer for mean in the question #?

12. It is discovered that 24 hours was a typographical error for 42 hours. How will this error change the answer for median in the question #7?

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Use the following histogram for answering questions 13-16

The histogram refers to the family incomes of 100 families in a certain county

13. Fill in the following table based on the information from the above histogram.

Class (1000s of $$) MIDPOINT Frequency 500  income

10050  income 150100  income 200150  income 250200  income 300250  income 350300  income 400350  income 450400  income 500450  income 550500  income 600550  income

14. Write the % families with income less than $50000

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15. Write an approximate value of the mean for the data represented by this histogram.

16. Write the class that contains the median value for this data.

For the questions 17‐19 use the following sample data for the time that it took members of a search

committee to go through 6 applications, the time is in minutes.

12, 18, 23, 27, 28, 30

17. Find the mean x of this data.

18. Fill the following table

x xx   2xx  12

19. Find the standard deviation s of this data.

20. A bag of candies contains 20 candies, 8 of which are red, 6 blue, 3 yellow, and 3 green. A candy is randomly drawn. Write the probability that this candy will be red.

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21. Refer to the following table that shows the gender of faculty members and their discipline areas in a certain college and answer the questions 22-25

Male Female STEM 78 42 HUMANITIES 65 70 BUSINESS 59 21

A faculty member is selected at random.

22. Find the probability that the randomly chosen faculty member is a male.

23. Find the probability that the randomly chosen faculty member is a male given that the choice is from Humanities.

24. Find the probability that the randomly chosen faculty member is a male and teaches business.

25. Find the probability that the faculty member teaches business.

26. Two fair dice (one yellow and the green) are rolled. Find the probability that the green die will have six dots facing up given that the yellow die has six dots facing up.

27. Are the event six dots facing up on the yellow die and the event six dots facing up on the green die independent?

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Use the following box plot for the questions 28-30. The box plot refers to

a sample of average monthly temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit for the cities of San Diego and Minneapolis.

28. Which city has a greater variability in average monthly temperatures?

29. Which city has the greater percentage of months with

temperatures over 55 degrees F?

30. Write the medians of the two box plots.

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