HANDOUT 1:  Tues 4/3/12.<br><br>

COURSE:  Stat 13, Lecture 1: Introduction to Statistical Methods for Life 
and Heath Sciences, 
Prof. Paik Schoenberg.
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Lectures: TTh 3:30-4:45pm, Rolfe 1200. 
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Course Homepage: http://www.stat.ucla.edu/~frederic/13/S12 .<br><br>

TEXT:  "Statistics for the Life Sciences", by Samuels and 
Witmer. 
The text can be found in the "Stat" textbook 
area of the Ackerman bookstore and is on reserve in the College library.<br><br>

I do not care if you use the 3rd edition or the new 4th edition, but 
the page numbers of the homework problems below are based on the 3rd edition.<br><br>

INSTRUCTOR:
Frederic Paik Schoenberg<br>
 frederic@ucla.edu<br>
office -- 8965 Math-Science<br>
office hours -- Thur 2:30-3:30pm.<br><br>

EXAMS:  Exam 1 is Thursday, April 26. 
Exam 2 is Thursday, May 17.
Exam 3 is Thursday, June 7.
All 3 exams will be in class. There will be no exam during final exam 
period; after June 7 the class is over. 
For the first 2 exams, students may use a calculator and 
one page (double-sided) of notes only.  
For the 3rd 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 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.<br>
 
Students with learning disabilities must consult with the instructor by 
Apr 12 if special arrangements are required.<br>

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.
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GRADING:  <br>
Homework (15%)<br>
Lab assignments (10%) <br>
Exam 1 (20%)<br>
Exam 2 (25%)<br>
Exam 3 (30%)<br><br>

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.<br><br>

OUTLINE:<br><br>

WEEK 1)  Apr3-5.   Experiments and observational studies.<br>
         Reading:   Chapter 8.  <br>

WEEK 2)  Apr 10-12.  Summarizing numerical data.<br>
Reading:  Ch. 2.<br>

WEEK 3)  Apr 17-19.  Sampling and Probability.<br>
Reading:  Ch. 3.<br>
NO LECTURE TUE APRIL 17!<br>
  
WEEK 4)  Apr 24-26.  Normal Calculations.<br>
Reading:  Ch. 4. <br>
Exam 1 is Thur, Apr 26. <br>

WEEK 5)  May 1-3.  More normal calculations, standard errors.<br>
Reading: Ch. 6.<br>  

WEEK 6)  May 8-10. Confidence Intervals and hypothesis testing.<br>
Reading:  Ch. 6-7.<br>

WEEK 7)  May 15-17. Hypothesis testing.<br>
Reading: Ch. 7.<br>
Exam 2 is Thur, May 17.<br>

WEEK 8)  May 22-24.  Correlation and Regression. <br>
Reading:  Ch. 12. <br>

WEEK 9)  May 29-31.  Regression, continued. <br>
Reading:  Ch. 12. <br>

WEEK 10)  June 5-7.  Review and exam.<br>
Exam 3 is Thur, June 7.<br><br>


HOMEWORK:<br><br>

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. 
The lowest homework grade for each student will not be counted.
Those turned in 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 50-80 minutes late
will be given a 4-pt deduction. 
NO HOMEWORKS will be accepted at all after class.
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!!!
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The page numbers below are for the 3rd edition.<br><br>

HW1, due Tue Apr 10.  
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.<br>

HW2, due Thu Apr 19. 
p31 #2.20, p32 #2.28, p48 #2.41, p50 #2.54, p56 #2.59, p68 #2.77. 
On 2.77, ignore figures I, II, and III. Those are from a different 
problem.
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HW3, due Thu Apr 26. 
p87 #3.6, p87 #3.7, p88 #3.11, p92 #3.14, p96 #3.17, p102 #3.20, p110 #3.26. 
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HW4, due Tue May 8. 
p131 #4.5, p133 #4.13. p133 #4.15, p139-140 #4.18, p147 #4.41.  
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HW5, due Tue May 15.    
p184 #6.2, p185 #6.6, p185 #6.7, p195 #6.18, p196 #6.22, p198 #6.27, p205 
#6.33.
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HW6, due Thu May 24.  
p226 #7.3, p232 #7.12, p232 #7.13, p232 #7.15, p264 #7.50, 
p272 #7.59.
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HW7, due Tue June 5.
FROM HANDOUT: #2.20, #2.30, #2.38, #2.44, #2.46, #2.102. 
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If you have the 4th edition of the textbook, then
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HW1 is 7.4.3, 7.4.5, 1.2.4, 1.2.6. Also, at the very bottom of your homework, write the 
name and email address of another student in the class.<br>
HW2 is 2.3.7, 2.3.15, 2.6.2, 2.6.16, 2.7.4, 2.S.17. <br>
HW3 is 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.7, 3.3.5, 3.4.4, 3.5.3, 3.6.1. <br>
HW4 is 4.3.5, 4.3.13, 4.3.15, 4.4.2, 4.S.16.<br>
HW5 is 6.2.2, 6.2.6, 6.2.7, 6.3.12, 6.3.16, 6.4.1, 6.5.3.<br>
HW6 is 6.6.3, 6.7.4, 6.7.5, 6.7.7, 7.5.5, 7.6.3. <br>