Stat 401 Course Calendar
Week | Topics | Reading | Due Dates |
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Aug 26-30 |
Introduction to data: collecting, visualizing and summarizing No lab this week |
ISRS Ch. 1 | |
Sep 2-6 |
Designing experiments and observational studies Mon: Labor Day - No Class |
ISRS Ch. 1 (cont) | Fri Sep 6: HW 1 Due |
Sep 9-13 |
Probability and expected value Lab 2: Data Visualization in R |
Read the "Probability" and |
Mon Sep 16: HW 2 Due |
Sep 16-20 |
Probability distributions: Binomial and Normal |
OI Sec 2.4-2.5, 3.1-3.2, 3.4
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Sep 23-27 |
Introduction to inference: hypothesis testing, Lab: Make-up class for Friday Fri: No class |
ISRS Sec. 2.1-2.4 | |
Sep 30 - Oct 4 |
Inference through the normal approximation: |
ISRS Sec. 2.5-2.8, 3.1-3.2 | Mon Sep 30: HW 3 Due |
Oct 7-11 |
Chi-squared tests for two-way tables Optional lab will be an open Q&A. |
ISRS Sec. 3.3-3.4 |
Mon Oct 7: Fri Oct 11: |
Oct 14-18 |
Review for Midterm Exam 1; t-tests and intervals Wed Oct 16: Midterm Exam 1, 12:10-2pm in
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ISRS Sec. 4.1-4.3 | |
Oct 21-25 |
Inference for numerical data (cont): |
ISRS Sec. 4.1-4.3, 4.4 | |
Oct 28 - Nov 1 |
Linear regression Lab 6: Linear Regression in R |
ISRS Sec. 4.5, 5.1-5.4 |
Mon Oct 28: |
Nov 4-8 |
Linear regression Optional lab will be an open Q&A. |
(cont) |
Fri Nov 8: |
Nov 11-15 |
Mon: Veteran's Day - No Class Wed Nov 13: Midterm Exam 2, 12:10-2pm in
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Nov 18-22 |
Multiple linear regression and modeling |
ISRS Sec. 6.1-6.3 | Fri Nov 22: Project draft report due |
Nov 25-29 |
Multiple linear regression and modeling Wed-Fri: Thanksgiving - No Classes |
(cont) |
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Dec 2-6 |
Logistic regression Wed lab will be used for project presentations. |
ISRS Sec. 6.4 |
Mon Dec 2: Wed Dec 4: Fri Dec 6: |
Finals Week | Comprehensive Final Exam: 8:00-9:50am Friday Dec 13 in Reid 332 (our usual classroom) |
Mon Dec 9: Wed Dec 11: |