• Math Symbol Review
• Controlled Experiments
  Handout 10/4/99 A Classic Medical Experiment
• Observational Studies
  1. Example: Index of Leading Indicators
  2. Example: Are Some Mutual Fund Managers Better Than Others?
  3. Example: The Survey You Took on 10/6/99
• Describing Data Graphically
  1. Handout 10/6/99 Histograms
  2. 10/6/99 Lecture Handout: Bad Examples
  3. 10/11/99 Lecture Handout: Lab Assignment #1
• Describing Data Numerically
  1. 10/8/99 Lecture Handout: Median Income report from the WSJ
• Sampling
  1. 10/13/99 Lecture Handout: Data Sources for Economic Indicators
  2. 10/13/99 Lecture Handout: A not-so-representative sample
• Random Variables
  1. 10/18/99 Lecture Handout: A simulation example
• Estimation
  1. 11/5/99 Lecture Handout: Sample Size, Accuracy & Spread
• Confidence Intervals
  1. 11/12/99 Lecture Handout: Confidence Intervals
  2. 11/15/99 Lecture Handout: LA Times Poll FAQ
  3. 11/12/99 Lecture Handout: LA Times Employment Survey
• Correlation and Regression
  1. 11/24/99 Lecture Handout: Correlation
  2. 12/1/99 Lecture Handout: Regression
  3. 12/3/99 Lecture Handout: Multiple Regression