HANDOUT 1: Monday 4/3/06.
COURSE: Stat 13, Lecture 1: Introduction to Statistical Methods for Life
and Heath Sciences,
Prof. Paik Schoenberg.
Lectures: MW 3-4:20pm, Franz 1260.
Course Homepage: http://www.stat.ucla.edu/~frederic/13/S07 .
TEXT: "Statistics for the Life Sciences", 3rd edition, by Samuels and
Witmer.
The text can be found in the "Stat" textbook
area of the Ackerman bookstore.
INSTRUCTOR:
Frederic Paik Schoenberg
frederic@ucla.edu
office -- 8965 Math-Science
office hours -- Mon 1-2:20pm.
EXAMS: Midterm is Wednesday May 2, in class.
Final is Thursday, June 14, 3-6pm.
For the midterm exam, students may use a calculator and
one page (double-sided) of notes only.
For the final exam, students may use a calculator and
two pages (double-sided) of notes only. No books. Any necessary tables
will be supplied for you. Students must bring a Photo ID to both exams.
There will 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 learning disabilities must consult with the instructor by
Apr 14 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
get an F, and appropriate University disciplinary action will be invoked.
GRADING:
Homework (15%)
Lab assignments (10%)
Midterm (30%)
Final (45%)
OUTLINE:
WEEK 1) Apr 2-4. Experiments and observational studies.
Reading: Chapter 8.
WEEK 2) Apr 9-11. Summarizing numerical data.
Reading: Ch. 2.
WEEK 3) Apr 16-18. Sampling and Probability.
Reading: Ch. 3.
WEEK 4) Apr 23-25. Normal Calculations.
Reading: Ch. 4.
WEEK 5) Apr 30-May 2. Review and midterm.
Midterm: May 2.
WEEK 6) May 7-9. Standard Error and Confidence Intervals.
Reading: Ch. 6.
WEEK 7) May 14-16. Hypothesis testing.
Reading: Ch. 7.
WEEK 8) May 21-23. Correlation and Regression.
Reading: Ch. 12.
WEEK 9) May 28-30. Regression, continued.
Reading: Ch. 12. No class May 29: Memorial Day.
WEEK 10) June 4-6. Review.
Final: Thursday, June 14, 3-6pm.
HOMEWORK:
Homework will be assigned each week and must be turned in each
Monday at 3pm, BEFORE LECTURE.
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 the next week.
The lowest homework grade for each student will not be counted.
Those turned in on Monday between 5 and 10 minutes late
will be given a one-point deduction.
Those turned in 10-20 minutes late will be given a 2-point
deduction. Those turned in 20-50 minutes late will be
given a 3-point deduction. Those turned in 50-90 minutes late
will be given a 4-pt deduction.
NO HOMEWORKS will be accepted at all after Monday 4:30pm.
Note that some of the problems have answers in the back of the textbook.
PLEASE WRITE YOUR SECTION CODE (1a, 1b, 1c, or 1d), AND YOUR SECTION TIME
ON ALL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS!!!
HW1, due Monday, Apr 9.
p316 #8.3, p316 #8.5, p325 #8.11, p344 #8.38.
Also, at the very bottom of your homework, write the
name and email address of another student in the class.
HW2, due Mon Apr 16.
p31 #2.20, p32 #2.28, p48 #2.41, p50 #2.54, p56 #2.59, p68 #2.77.
HW3, due Mon Apr 23.
p87 #3.6, p87 #3.7, p88 #3.11, p92 #3.14, p96 #3.17, p102 #3.20, p110 #3.26.
HW4, due Mon Apr 30.
p131 #4.5, p133 #4.13, p133 #4.15, p139-140 #4.18, p147 #4.41.
No HW due Mon May 7: Midterm is May 2.
HW5, due Mon May 14.
p184 #6.2, p185 #6.6, p185 #6.7, p195 #6.18, p196 #6.22, p198 #6.27, p205
#6.33.
HW6, due Wed May 23.
p226 #7.3, p232 #7.12, p232 #7.13, p232 #7.15, p245 #7.30, p264 #7.50,
p272 #7.59.
HW7, due Mon June 4.
FROM HANDOUT: #2.20, #2.30, #2.38, #2.44, #2.46, #2.102.