| Date | Topic | Materials | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIT 1: | Introduction to Probability and Data | Book: Chapter 1; Weeks: 1 and 2 | |
| Wednesday, Jan 9 | Lab 0: Introduction | Lab 0 | |
| Thursday, Jan 10 | Data Collection + Observational studies & experiments | Deck 0 + Deck 1.1 | |
| Monday, Jan 14 | Lab 1: Introduction to R & RStudio | Lab 1 | |
| Tuesday, Jan 15 | RA 1 (not graded) + Exploratory data analysis | Deck 1.2 + App 1.1 | |
| Thursday, Jan 17 | More exploratory data analysis | Deck 1.3 + App 1.2 + App 1.3 | |
| Monday, Jan 21 | No Class - Martin Luther King Jr. Day | ||
| Tuesday, Jan 22 | Introduction to statistical inference | Deck 1.4 + App 1.4 | |
| Problem Sets | PS1 | Friday, Jan 25 11:55pm | |
| Performance Assessment 1 | Sunday, Jan 27 11:55pm | ||
| UNIT 2: | Introduction to Probability and Data | Book: 2.1 - 2.2, 3.1 - 3.4, Weeks 3 and 4, PS: 2 | |
| Thursday, Jan 24 | RA 2 + Probability & conditional probability | Deck 2.1 + App 2.1 | |
| Monday, Jan 28 | Lab 2: Introduction to data | Lab 2 | Lab 1 |
| Tuesday, Jan 29 | Bayes' theorem and Bayesian inference | Deck 2.2 + App 2.2 | |
| Thursday, Jan 31 | Normal + Binomial distribution | Deck 2.3 + App 2.3 | |
| Monday, Feb 4 | Lab 3: Probability | Lab 3 | Lab 2 |
| Problem Sets | PS2 | Friday, Feb 1 11:55pm | |
| Performance Assessment 2 | Sunday, Feb 3 11:55pm | ||
| UNIT 3: | Foundations for Inference | Book: Chapter 4, Weeks 1 and 2 | |
| Tuesday, Feb 5 | RA 3 + Variability in estimates & CLT | Deck 3.1 | |
| Thursday, Feb 7 | Confidence intervals | Deck 3.2 + App 3.1 | |
| Monday, Feb 11 | Lab 4: Sampling distributions | Lab 4 | Lab 3 |
| Tuesday, Feb 12 | Midterm 1 review session | MT Review | |
| Thursday, Feb 14 | Midterm 1 (in class) | ||
| Monday, Feb 18 | Lab 5: Confidence Intervals | Lab 5 | Lab 4 |
| Tuesday, Feb 19 | Hypothesis tests | Deck 3.3 + App 3.2 | |
| Problem Sets | PS 3 | Friday, Feb 22 11:55pm | |
| Performance Assessment 3 | Sunday, Feb 24 11:55pm | ||
| UNIT 4: | Inference for Numerical Variables | Book: Chapter 5, Week 3 | |
| Thursday, Feb 21 | RA 4 + Inference using the t-distribution | Deck 4.1 + App 4.1 | |
| Monday, Feb 25 | Lab 6: Inference for numerical data | Lab 6 | Lab 5 |
| Tuesday, Feb 26 | Bootstrapping | Deck 4.2 + App 4.2 | |
| Thursday, Feb 28 | ANOVA | Deck 4.4 + App 4.4 | |
| Monday, Mar 4 | Project proposal discussion | Project: Stage 1 + Stage 2 | Lab 6 |
| Tuesday, Mar 5 | Power | Deck 4.3 + App 4.3 | |
| Problem Sets | PS 4 | Friday, Mar 8 11:55pm | |
| Performance Assessment 4 | Sunday, Mar 10 11:55pm | ||
| UNIT 5: | Inference for Categorical Variables | Book: Chapter 6, Week 4 | |
| Thursday, Mar 7 | RA 5 + Inference for a single proportion | Deck 5.1 + App 5.1 | |
| March 11 - March 15 | Spring Recess | ||
| Monday, Mar 18 | Lab 7: Inference for categorical data | Lab 7 | Project: Stage 1 |
| Tuesday, Mar 19 | Inference for comparing two proportions | Deck 5.2 + App 5.2 | |
| Thursday, Mar 21 | Chi-square testing | Deck 5.3 + App 5.3 | |
| Monday, Mar 25 | Lab: Review session | Lab 7 | |
| Tuesday, Mar 26 | Midterm 2 review session | Midterm Review 2 | |
| Thursday, Mar 28 | Midterm 2 (in class) | ||
| Problem Sets | PS 5 | Friday, Mar 22 11:55pm | |
| Performance Assessment 5 | Sunday Mar 24, 11:55pm | ||
| UNIT 6: | Introduction to Linear Regression | Book: Chapter 7; Weeks: 1 and 2 | |
| Monday, Apr 1 | Lab 8 Introduction to linear regression | Lab 8 | |
| Tuesday, Apr 2 | RA 6 + Introduction to regression | Deck 6.1 + App 6.1 | |
| Thursday, Apr 4 | Outliers & Inference for SLR | Deck 6.2 + App 6.2 + Outlier Example | |
| Problem Sets | PS 6 | Sunday, Apr 7 11:55pm | |
| Performance Assessment 6 | Sunday, Apr 7 11:55pm | ||
| UNIT 7: | Multiple Linear Regression | Book: Chapter 8; Week: 3 | |
| Monday, Apr 8 | Lab 9: Multiple linear regression | Lab 9 | Lab 8 |
| Tuesday, Apr 9 | RA 7 + Introduction to multiple linear regression | Deck 7.1 | |
| Thursday, Apr 11 | Model selection & diagnostics for MLR | Deck 7.1 cont. + App 7.1 | |
| Monday, Apr 15 | Lab: Project Meetings | Lab 9 | |
| Tuesday, Apr 16 | Transformation and case studies | Deck 7.2 | |
| Thursday, Apr 18 | Project Meetings | ||
| Monday, Apr 22 | Lab: Project Presentations | ||
| Tuesday, Apr 23 | Final Exam Review | Final Exam Review | |
| Apr 25 - Apr 28 | Reading Days | ||
| Monday, Apr 29 | Final Exam 9AM - 12PM | ||
| Problem Sets | PS 7 | Wednesday, Apr 19 11:55pm | |
| Performance Assessment 7 | Sunday, Apr 21 11:55pm |