| Date | Lecture Topic | Assigned Reading | |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | Controlled Experiments | Chapter 1 | |
| October 4 | Observational Studies | Chapter 2 | |
| October 6 | Summarizing Data Graphically | Chapter 3.1-3.5 | |
| October 8 | Summarizing Data Numerically: Center | Chapter 4.1-4.3 | |
| October 11 | Summarizing Data Numerically: Spread | Chapter 4.5-4.6 | |
| October 13 | The Normal Approximation for Data | Chapter 5.1 - 5.3 | |
| October 15 | Percentiles, Quartiles, and Other Measures | Chapter 5.4 - 5.6 | |
| October 18 | Probability | Chapter 13 | |
| October 20 | More About Probability | Chapter 14 and Chapter 16.4 | |
| October 22 | Review | ||
| October 25 | Midterm I | ||
| October 27 | The Expected Value and Standard Error | Chapter 17 | |
| October 29 | Sample Surveys | Chapter 19 | |
| November 1 | Chance Errors in Sampling | Chapter 20 | |
| November 3 | More About Chance Errors in Sampling | Chapter 20 | |
| November 5 | The Accuracy of Percentages | Chapters 21 | |
| November 8 | The Accuracy of Means | Chapters 23 | |
| November 10 | Inference / Tests of Significance | Chapter 26.1 - Chapter 26.4 | |
| November 12 | Inference / Tests of Significance | Chapter 26.2 - 26.6 | |
| November 15 | Review | ||
| November 17 | Midterm II | ||
| November 19 | More tests of significance | Chapter 27 | |
| November 22 | A last look at significance | Chapter 29 | |
| November 24 | Correlation | Chapter 8 | |
| November 26 | Holiday | ||
| November 29 | Correlation | Chapter 9 | |
| December 1 | Regression | Chapter 10.1-10.3 | |
| December 3 | The Regression Line | Chapter 12.1 | |
| December 6 | Review | ||
| December 8 | Review | ||
| December 14 | Final Exam | Have a great break! |
Last Update: 30 September 1999 by VXL