UCLA XL 10 (sec.) Spring 2002

Introduction to Statistical Reasoning

http://www.stat.ucla.edu/~dinov/

UCLA Extension - XL 10 - Statistical Reasoning

Instructor:
Ivo D. Dinov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Statistics,
Research Scientist, Department of Neurology,
UCLA School of Medicine
E-mail:

Teaching Assistants:

none

Lectures: (MSB 5148), W 7:00-10:00 PM

Instructor Office: Main: MS 8143E (alternative: CHS, UCLA School of Medicine, Reed 4-238, by appt. only)
TA Offices: none
Virtual Office Hours (TBA)
STAT Computer Lab: http://www.stat.ucla.edu/undergraduate/icl/

Office Hours

Dr. Dinov: M,W,F 2:00-2:50 PM
TA's: none
VOH/Forum 24/7

Grading policy and basis for Final Grade:

Tentative schedule of examinations:

Midterm: Sixth week of classes: Wednesday, TBA.
Final: (Code: TBA) Twelfth week of classes Wednesday, TBA.

HW Assignment Policy:

Textbook: Statistics by Freedman, D., Pisani, R., and Purves, R. (1998). Third Edition.

Tentative order of topics cover

Topics	Chapter	Week
Introduction, Experiments,	Ch.1	1
Observational Studies,	Ch.02	1
Graphics, Histograms	Ch.03	1
Numerical Summaries,	Ch.4	2
The Normal Curve,	Ch.5	2
Percentiles, Transformations,	Ch.5	3
Correlation,	Ch.8	4
Regression,	Ch.10	5
Review, Midterm Exam		6
Probability,	Ch.13	7
Expected Values,	Ch.17	7
Proportions,	Ch.20	8
Confidence Intervals,	Ch.21	9
Central Limit Theorem.The Accuracy of Averages,	Ch.23	10
Hypothesis Testing,	Ch.26	11
Final Exam		12

Ivo D. Dinov, Ph.D., Departments of Statistics & Neurology, UCLA