COURSE OUTLINE

Approximate Lecture and Reading Schedule
All readings come from the textbook


Date

Lecture Topic

Assigned Reading

Event

January 8

Introduction

Chapter 3.1 - 3.3

 

January 10

Experiments and Observational Studies

Chapter 3.1 - 3.3

 

January 12

Summarizing Data Graphically

Chapter 1.1

 

January 15

HOLIDAY

HOLIDAY

HOLIDAY

January 17

Summarizing Data Numerically

Chapter 1.2

 

January 19

Summarizing Data Numerically

Chapter 1.2

Homework 1 DUE

January 22

The Normal Distribution

Chapter 1.3

 

January 24

Populations

Chapters 3.4 and 4.1

 

January 26

Probability

Chapter 4.2

Lab 1 DUE

January 29

REVIEW

 

 

January 31

MIDTERM I

 

Midterm I

February 2

Random Variables

Chapter 4.2 and 4.3

Homework 2 DUE

February 5

Other Distributions

Chapter 4.3

 

February 7

Variances of Random Variables

Chapter 4.4

 

February 9

Estimating Proportions

Chapter 5.1

Lab 2 DUE & Homework 3 DUE

February 12

Estimating Means

Chapter 5.2

 

February 14

Confidence Intervals

Chapter 6.1

 

February 16

Confidence Intervals

Chapter 6.1

 

February 19

HOLIDAY

HOLIDAY 

HOLIDAY 

February 21

Introduction to Hypothesis Testing

Chapter 6.2

February 23

Z tests and caution

Chapter 6.2 and 6.3

Lab 4 DUE & Homework 4 DUE

February 26

REVIEW

 

 

February 28

MIDTERM II

 

Midterm II

March 2

Correlation

Chapter 2.1 - 2.2

 

March 5

Regression

Chapter 2.3

 

March 7

Regression

Chapter 2.4

 

March 9

Simiple Linear Regression

Chapter 10.1

Homework 5 DUE & Lab 5 DUE

March 12

Multiple Regression

Chapter 11

 

March 14 & March 16

Review

 

Homework 6 DUE & Lab 6 DUE

March 21

Final Exam 11:30am-2:30pm