COURSE OUTLINE
Approximate Lecture and Reading Schedule. All readings
come from the textbook
|
Date |
Topic |
Assigned
Reading |
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January 6 |
Introduction, Experiments |
Chapter 1 |
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January 8 |
Observational Studies |
Chapter 2 |
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January 10 |
Sample Surveys |
Chapter 19 |
|
January 13 |
Graphics, Histograms |
Chapter 3.1 - 3.5 |
|
January 15 (HW #1 Due) |
Numerical Summaries |
Chapter 4.1-4.3 |
|
January 17 |
Numerical Summaries |
Chapter 4.5-4.7 |
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January
20 |
HOLIDAY |
HOLIDAY |
|
January 22
(HW #2 Due) |
The Normal Curve |
Chapter 5.1-5.3 |
|
January 24 |
Percentiles, Transformations |
Chapter 5.4-5.6 |
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January
27 |
Review |
|
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January
29 |
PROGRESS
EXAM 1 |
EXAM
1 |
|
January 31 |
Chance Error |
Chapter 6.1-6.4 |
|
February 3 |
Random Processes & Box Models |
Chapter 16 |
|
February 5 (HW #3 Due) |
Expected Values |
Chapter 17.1 - 17.3 |
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February 7 |
Expected Values |
Chapter 17.4 - 17.6 |
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February 10 |
The Normal Approximation |
Chapter 18 |
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February 12 (HW #4 Due) |
Proportions |
Chapter 20.1 - 20.3 |
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February 14 |
Confidence Intervals |
Chapter 21.1 - 21.4 |
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February
17 |
HOLIDAY |
HOLIDAY |
|
February
19 |
Review |
|
|
February
21 |
PROGRESS
EXAM 2 |
EXAM
2 |
|
February 24 |
The Accuracy of Averages |
Chapter 23.1 - 23.4 |
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February 26 (HW #5 Due) |
The Accuracy of Averages |
Chapter 23.1 - 23.4 |
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February 28 |
Hypothesis Testing |
Chapter 26.1-26.4 |
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March 3 |
Hypothesis Testing |
Chapter 26.1-26.4 |
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March 5 |
Correlation |
Chapters 8 and 9 |
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March 7 |
Regression |
Chapter 10.1-10.3 |
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March 10 |
Regression |
Chapter 12.1 |
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March
12& 14 (HW #6 Due) |
Review
Sessions |
|
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March
20 (THURSDAY) |
FINAL
11:30am-2:30pm |
Have a good spring break! |