UCLA Graduate Course Announcement – Winter 2002
Stat
M251 / OBEE M216
Time: M, W, F 3:00 – 3:50
PM
Place: Geology 3656
Topics: 1. Variables,
measurements, statistics and parameters.
2.
Normal,
Binomial and Poisson distributions.
3.
Basic
statistics, 5-number summaries.
4.
Central
Limit Theorem.
5.
Confidence
Intervals.
6.
Inferences
About One Or Two Populations.
7.
Design
of studies and experiments.
8.
Analysis
Of Variance (ANOVA).
9.
Regression
and Correlation.
10.
Principle
component analysis (if time permits!).
Textbook: Statistical Research Methods in the Life Sciences, by P.V.
Rao, Duxbury Press.
Grading: Several Take-Home Projects and a Final Exam
(format to be determined). Letter
grade or S/U.
Prerequisites: Stat M13, or instructors
approval (PTE)
More
info: http://www.stat.ucla.edu/~dinov/courses_students.html