Newly Updated Calendar and Homework

(last updated 27 Nov 2000)

Aug 29-31: Chapters 1,2.
                      HW 1(Due Sep 6) - Chapter 2: 4-7, 8-10, 15, 18-20, 34-36 [soln]
                      Computer Ex 1 - Graphical and Descriptive Summaries in S-Plus 2000 (Ex 29-30)

Sept 5-7: Chapter 3
                      HW 2(Due Sep 13) - Chapter 3: {1-11}, 12-13, 31-45, {46-48}, {94-97}, 98-102 [soln]
                      Computer Ex 2 - Probability

Sept 12-14: 4.1-4.9, 4.14 (4.10*-4.13*)
                      HW 3(Due Sep 20) - Chapter 4: 1-4, 5-10, 14-15, 26, {27-31}, 32, 36-38, {53-56,63-65,73-74}, 75-77 [soln]
                      Computer Ex 3 - Simulation and Binomial Probabilities

Sept 19-21: 5.1-5.6, 5.9 (5.7*-5.8*)
                      HW 4(Due Sep 27) - Chapter 5: {1-5}, 6-7, 41-44, 45, 71-72, 74-76 Optional for more Normal Dist practice: (8,9,23-25) [soln]
                      Computer Ex 4 - Exploring Assumptions of Normality

Sept 26-28: 6.1-6.6,6.8,6.11 (6.9*-6.10*)
                      HW 5(Due Oct 4) - Chapter 6: 1-2, {3-4}, 7-8, 10-16, {35-37}, 44-46, 51-57, 88-91 [soln]
                      Computer Ex 5 - Confidence Intervals and the Central Limit Theorem

Oct 3-5, 12: 7.1-7.7, 7.9, 7.11, 7.12 (7.10*)
                      HW 6(Due Oct 18) - Chapter 7: 1-4, 5-9, 24-25, 26-28, 34-38, 80-82 [soln]
                      Computer Ex 6 - Testing, Confidence Intervals and Sample Size Determination

Oct 10: Midterm 1 (Chapters 1-6) - list of topics

Oct 19: 8.1-8.5
                      HW 7(Due Oct 25) - Chapter 8: 1-3, 11 (assume equal variances), 12-14, 25-28, 31-36, 81-84 [soln]
                      Computer Ex 7 - Two-Sample Hypothesis Testing

Oct 24-26: Chapter 9
                      HW 8(Due Nov 1) - Chapter 9: {1-5}, 11-12, 15-18, 19-23 (as computer lab, not by hand), 24, 26, 38-40 (yes, groan, this means you also have to do 7.88). [soln]
                      Computer Ex 8 - Write up Homework Questions 9.19-9.23 as a lab report, just like you did last week, doing the appropriate tests in Splus. You'll find Wilcoxan tests in the menu just below the t-tests we used last week. Have a title, complete paragraphs with complete sentences combined into one concise (1 page) complete report.

Oct 31 - Nov 2: 10.1-10.4, 10.9
                      HW 9(Due Nov 8) - Chapter 10: 8-12, 25-28, 29-32, 55 [soln]
                      No computer lab

Nov 7-9 : 10.5-10.6, 10.9; 11.1-11.4, 11.6
                      HW 10(Due Nov 15) - Chapter 10: 1-7, 33-34, 37-38, [soln]
                      HW 10b(Due Nov 29) - Chapter 11: 16, 31-35, 47-48, 55-56, 60-62, 65-68
                      Postponed due date b/c some of ch 11 hw requires next week's lectures.
                      Computer Ex 10 (Due Nov 29) - Regression

Nov 14-16: 11.5, 11.9-11.10, 11.13
                      HW 11(Due Nov 29) - Same as Hw 10b above -- Chapter 11: 13-16, 30-35, 47-48, 55-56, 60-62, 65-68 [Use the computer to perform most of these computations, but verbally interpret the results in the context of each problem] -- [soln]
                      Computer Ex 10 - Regression - use Splus for these HW calculations. Verbally interpret the results in the context of each problem.

Nov 21 Midterm 2: Chapters (1-6), 7-10
                      Chapter 11 HW is not due this week b/c you have no lab, and so Regression and Multisample Inference (ANOVA) will not be on this exam, but will be on the final. Chapter 11 homework is due on November 29th.

Nov 28-30: 12.1-12.5, 12.7, 12.8, 12.10
                      HW 12(Due Dec 6)Chapter 12: {1-5}, 9-11, 12-13, 47-49, 69, 52-53 - use the computer
                      - use the computer to help with these calculations. verbally interpret your results.