COURSE OUTLINE

Approximate Lecture and Reading Schedule
All readings come from the textbook


Date

Lecture Topic

Assigned Reading

January 10

Controlled Experiments

Chapter 1

January 12

Observational Studies

Chapter 2

January 14

Summarizing Data Graphically

Chapter 3.1 - 3.4

January 17

HOLIDAY

 

January 19

Summarizing Data Numerically: Center

Chapter 4.1 - 4.3

January 21

Summarizing Data Numerically: Spread

Chapter 4.5 - 4.6

January 24

The Normal Approximation for Data

Chapter 5.1 - 5.3

January 26

Percentiles, Quartiles, and Other Measures

Chapter 5.4 - 5.6

January 28

Probability

Chapter 13 & 14

January 31

Review

 

February 2

Midterm I

 

February 4, 7, 9

The Expected Value and Standard Error

Chapter 16.4 Chapter 17

February 11

Sample Surveys

Chapter 19

February 14

Chance Errors in Sampling

Chapter 20

February 16

More About Chance Errors in Sampling

Chapter 20

February 18

The Accuracy of Percentages

Chapter 21

February 21

HOLIDAY

 

February 23

Accuracy of Means

Chapter 23

February 25

Review

 

February 28

Midterm II

 

March 1

Inference / Tests of Significance

Chapter 26.2 - 26.5

March 3

Inference / Tests of Significance

Chapter 26.2 - 26.5

March 6

Correlation

Chapter 8

March 8

Correlation

Chapter 9

March 10

Regression

Chapter 10.1-10.3

March 13

The Regression Line

Chapter 12.1

 

March 15

Review

 

 

March 17

Review

 

 

March 21

Final Exam 11:30am - 2:30pm

Have a great break!

 


Last Update: 6 January 2000 by VXL