COURSE: Stat 13: Introduction to Statistical Methods for Life and Heath Sciences, Prof. Paik Schoenberg.

Lectures: TTh 930am-1045am, Bunche 1209b.

Course Homepage: http://www.stat.ucla.edu/~frederic/13/F17 .

TEXT: Tintle N, Chance BL, Cobb GW, Rossman AJ, Roy S, Swanson T, and Vanderstoep J, 2016. Introduction to Statistical Investigations, Wiley, NY.

INSTRUCTOR: Frederic Paik Schoenberg
Email -- frederic@stat.ucla.edu
Office -- 8965 Math-Science
Office hours -- Tue 12:20-1pm.

ONE QUESTION YOU CANNOT ASK ME:
What did we do in class? Please ask someone else in the class.

Tests.
Midterm is Tue Nov 7, in class.
Final exam is Mon, Dec 11, 3-6pm.
Exams are open book and open note. Bring a calculator and a pen or pencil. Students must bring a Photo ID to both exams. There will typically be no make-up exams. Students who are unable to take an exam must consult with the instructor in advance. Those who cannot take an exam because of an emergency must meet with the instructor to make special arrangements.
Students with special needs must consult with the instructor by the second week of classes if special arrangements are required.
Cheating will absolutely not be tolerated. All homework and exam problems are to be solved independently. Anyone caught cheating will automatically be subject to appropriate University disciplinary action.

GRADING:
Homework (10%)
Lab assignments (10%)
Midterm (30%)
Final exam (50%)

If you want to switch lab Sections, you need to find someone to switch with you. Email me if you are interested in switching, and I can get you in contact with someone who wants to trade with you. You will then both need to see our administrator, Glenda Jones, and she will help you two formally do the change.

Gradegrubbing procedure: if you would like a question (or more than one question) reevaluated, submit your exam or homework and a WRITTEN explanation of why you think you deserve more points and how many more points you think you deserve to your TA. The TA will then give it to me, and I will consider it, and then give it back to the TA to give back to you.

Rough outline:

1. Statistical thinking, variability, probability.
Reading: Chapter 0.
2. P-values, testing.
Reading: Ch. 1.1-1.3.
3. Factors influencing p-values, normal approximation, z-statistics, parametric and nonparametric approaches.
Reading: Ch. 1.3-1.5.
4. Confidence intervals for a proportion, factors influencing CIs, significance levels.
Reading: Ch. 2.
5. Observational and experimental studies, causation and description, surveys, bias, standard error.
Reading: Ch. 3-4.
6. Statistical Concepts: hypothesis testing framework (two proportions), theory-based p-values, contingency tables, z-tests.
Reading: Ch. 5.
7. CIs and hypothesis tests for two means.
Reading: Ch. 6.
8. CIs and Hypothesis tests for matched pairs designs.
Reading: Ch. 7.
9. Linear regression.
Reading: Ch. 10.
10. Linear regression and ANOVA.
Reading: Ch. 9.
HOMEWORK:

Homeworks must be turned in when lecture starts. Homeworks may be submitted early, at any time, by sliding them under my office door, Math-Science 8965. Homework assignments may NOT be submitted by email or fax. Homeworks will be given scores between 0 and 10, and will be returned to students in section. Those turned in between 5 and 10 minutes late will be given a one-point deduction. Those turned in 10-15 minutes late will be given a 2-point deduction. Those turned in 15-30 minutes late will be given a 3-point deduction. Those turned in 30-50 minutes late will be given a 4-pt deduction. Those turned in 50-110 minutes late will be given a 5-pt deduction. NO HOMEWORKS will be accepted at all after class. PLEASE WRITE YOUR SECTION CODE AND YOUR SECTION TIME ON ALL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS.

HW1, due Thu Oct 5. 1.3.16 and 1.4.26. Also, on the bottom of your hw, print the names and emails of two other students in the class.
HW2, due Thu Oct 19. 2.3.15, 3.3.18, and 4.1.23.
HW3, due Tue Nov 7. 4.CE.10, 5.3.28, 6.1.17, and 6.3.14. In 5.3.28d, use the theory-based formula. You do not need to use an applet.
HW4, due Tue Nov 28. 10.1.8, 10.3.14, 10.3.21, and 10.4.11.