READING DUE BEFORE CLASS

Read Concepts and Controversies, p. 178-185 and p. 308-318
Read CPI Handout

MATERIALS REFERENCED IN CLASS

Discussion about citing sources; Help available from Writing Center Student Resources
History of Charles Dow & the Dow Jones Average
Audio Clip from NPR's Day to Day Show (4-8-04), "The Marketplace Report: Changes to the Dow Jones"

HOMEWORK ASSIGNED

Homework #17
Read excerpt, "What's Average About the Dow?" from Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life, 2nd ed., by Bennett, Briggs & Triola
Read article, "Nasdaq given little hope of regaining 2000 levels" from the Sunday Republican