Stats 201A: Research Design, Sampling and Analysis
Syllabus  (Fall 2024)

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Time/Place: TR 2-3:15pm / Boelter Hall 5440 ;   Discussion: W 11-11:50am/ Boelter Hall 5422
Instructor: Hongquan Xu  <hqxu@stat.ucla.edu>; TA: Danny Ying
Office Hour: T 3:30-4:30pm in MS 8955, F 2:30-3:30pm via Zoom, and by appointment.
Textbooks (1-2)/References (3-6):
  1. C. F. J. Wu and M. S. Hamada (2021).  Experiments: Planning, Analysis and Optimization, 3rd ed., Wiley.  Library has E-book.
  2. S. K. Thompson (2012). “Sampling," 3rd ed.,  Wiley. Library has E-book.
  3. D. C. Montgomery (2005-2020).  Design and Analysis of Experiments, 6-10th ed., Wiley.
  4. T. Lumley (2010). "Complex Surveys: A Guide to Analysis Using R", Wiley.
  5. S. Sheather (2009) "A Modern Approach to Regression with R",  Springer.  Library has E-book.
  6. J. J. Faraway (2005/2014). "Linear Models with R," Chapman & Hall.
Overview:  We will spend 6-7 weeks on experimental design and 3-4 weeks on sampling. Tentative topics include
Grading Policy:
 Group Project:   You are encouraged to work with other 1-2 students.  The whole group hand in one written report.
(a)  Design an experiment, collect data and perform analysis, (b) Find 3 published experiments/data, redo the analysis (with improved results), (c) Other ideas (get approval first).

Statistical Software:
You are expected to be familiar with one statistical software (e.g., R, S+, SAS, Stata, etc.).  You are expected to know how to perform linear regression and make various plots.  R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.  You can download R and get information from the R Home Page  (http://www.r-project.org/).

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