COURSE OUTLINE
Approximate Lecture and
Reading Schedule. All readings come from the textbook
|
Date |
Topic |
Assigned
Reading |
|
April 1 |
Introduction,
Experiments |
Chapter 1 |
|
April 3 |
Observational
Studies |
Chapter 2 |
|
April 5 |
Sample Surveys |
Chapter 19 |
|
April 8 |
Graphics,
Histograms |
Chapter 3.1 - 3.5 |
|
April 10 |
Numerical
Summaries |
Chapter 4.1-4.3 |
|
April 12 (HW #1
Due) |
Numerical
Summaries |
Chapter 4.5-4.7 |
|
April 15 |
The Normal Curve |
Chapter 5.1-5.3 |
|
April 17 |
Percentiles,
Transformations |
Chapter 5.4-5.6 |
|
April 19 |
Review |
|
|
April 22 |
PROGRESS EXAM
1 |
EXAM 1 |
|
April 24 |
Chance Error |
Chapter 6.1-6.4 |
|
April 26 (HW #2
Due) |
Random Processes
& Box Models |
Chapter 16 |
|
April 29 |
Expected Values |
Chapter 17.1 -
17.3 |
|
May 1 |
Expected Values |
Chapter 17.4 -
17.6 |
|
May 3 (HW #3 Due) |
The Normal
Approximation |
Chapter 18 |
|
May 6 |
Proportions |
Chapter 20.1 -
20.3 |
|
May 8 |
Confidence
Intervals |
Chapter 21.1 -
21.4 |
|
May 10 |
Confidence
Intervals |
Chapter 21.1 -
21.4 |
|
May 13 |
The Accuracy of
Averages |
Chapter 23.1 -
23.4 |
|
May 15 |
Review |
|
|
May 17 (HW #4 Due) |
PROGRESS EXAM
2 |
EXAM 2 |
|
May 20 |
Hypothesis
Testing |
Chapter 26.1-26.4 |
|
May 22 |
Hypothesis
Testing |
Chapter 26.1-26.4 |
|
May 24 (HW #5
Due) |
Correlation |
Chapter 8 |
|
May 27 |
HOLIDAY |
HOLIDAY |
|
May 29 |
Correlation |
Chapter 9 |
|
May 31 |
Regression |
Chapter 10.1-10.3 |
|
June 3 |
Regression |
Chapter 12.1 |
|
June 5 & 7(HW
#6 Due) |
Review
Sessions |
|
|
June 10 (MONDAY) |
FINAL 6:30PM
-- 9:30PM |
Have a good
summer! |