| Date | Lecture Topic | Assigned Reading |
|---|---|---|
| October 2 | Controlled Experiments | Chapter 1 |
| October 5 | Observational Studies | Chapter 2 |
| October 7 | Summarizing Data Graphically | Chapter 3.1-3.5 |
| October 9 | Summarizing Data Numerically | Chapter 4 |
| October 12 | Summarizing Data Numerically | Chapter 4 |
| October 14 | The Normal Approximation for Data | Chapter 5 |
| October 16 | Probability | Chapter 13 |
| October 19 | More About Probability | Chapter 14 |
| October 21 | The Law of Averages | Chapter 16 |
| October 23 | The Expected Value and Standard Error | Chapter 17 |
| October 26 | Review | |
| October 28 | Midterm I | |
| October 30 | Sample Surveys | Chapter 19 |
| November 2 | Chance Errors in Sampling | Chapter 20 |
| November 4 | The Accuracy of Percentages & Means | Chapters 21 & 23 |
| November 6 | The Accuracy of Percentages & Means | Chapters 21 & 23 |
| November 9 | Inference / Tests of Significance | Chapter 26 |
| November 11 | Inference / Tests of Significance | Chapter 27 |
| November 13 | A Closer Look at Tests of Significance | Chapter 29 |
| November 16 | Review | |
| November 18 | Midterm II | |
| November 20 | Correlation | Chapter 8 |
| November 23 | More about Correlation | Chapter 9 |
| November 25 | Regression | Chapter 10 |
| November 27 | Holiday | |
| November 30 | The R.M.S. Error for Regression | Chapter 11 |
| December 2 | The Regression Line | Chapter 12 |
| December 4 | Conclusion | |
| December 7 | Review | |
| December 9 | Review | |
| December 15 or December 16 | Final Exam | Have a great break! |