Statistics 13: Introduction to Statistical Methods for the Health and Life Sciences

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For the course syllabus click here.

Useful links:

For some of the labs you will need to access the Statistics Online Computational Resource (SOCR) at:
  • http://www.socr.ucla.edu

    It's online, therefore it exists!


    The labs are listed under the following link (instructions will be given as to which lab is due when etc. - mainly distributions and experiments activities):
  • http://wiki.stat.ucla.edu/socr/index.php/SOCR_EduMaterials.
  • Probability and Statistics EBook.
  • Download R and packages.

    Labs

  • Lab 1: Monty Hall experiment: Due on Thursday, 06 October.
  • Lab 2: Birthday experiment: Due on Thursday, 06 October.
  • Lab 3: Dice experiment: Due on Thursday, 13 October.
  • Lab 4: Geometric, Binomial, Hypergeometric probability distributions using SOCR. Due on Thursday, 13 October.
  • Lab 5: Normal distribution. Due on Tuesday 18 October.
  • Lab 6: Central limit theorem using SOCR: Due on Tuesday, 01 November.
  • Lab 7: Introduction to R: Due on Tuesday, 15 November.
  • Lab 8: Some simple regression problems using R: Due on Tuesday, 22 November.

    Handouts

  • 1. Probability.
  • 2. Combinations.
  • 3. Poker combinations and probabilities.
  • 4. Practice problems (except problem 3).
  • 5. Discrete random variables (introduction).
  • 6. Discrete probability distributions.
  • 7. Practice problems with solutions (I).
  • 8. Practice problems with solutions (II).
  • 9. Practice problems with solutions (III).
  • 10. Answers to practice problems of handout #6, pages 11-12.
  • 11. Normal distribution.
  • 12. Answers to practice problems of handout #4.
  • 13. Linear combinations of normal random variables.
  • 14. Central limit theorem (distribution of the sample mean and the sample proportion).
  • 15. Central limit theorem - examples.
  • 16. Measures of central tendency and variation.
  • 17. Introduction to R.
  • 18. Introduction to regression analysis.
  • 19. Confidence intervals.
  • 20. Confidence intervals - answers to sample problems.
  • 21. Hypothesis testing.
  • 22. Article related to the paired-t test.
  • 23. Testing for two population means.
  • 24. Analysis of variance (ANOVA).

    Homework

  • Homework 1: Due on Tuesday, 04 October.
  • Homework 2: Due on Thursday, 13 October.
  • Homework 3: Due on Tuesday, 25 October.
  • Homework 4: Due on Tuesday, 01 November.
  • Homework 5: Due on Tuesday, 08 November.
  • Homework 6: Due on Tuesday, 22 November.
  • Homework 7: Due on Wednesday, 30 November.

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