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• Aug 24 : Descriptive statistics [mcode] [percentiles.pdf]
  Reading: chap 1
• Aug 26 : Linear regression [mcode]
  Reading: chap 12.1, 12.2, 13.1
• Aug 31, Sep 2 : Probability [mcode] [Monty Hall]
  Reading: chap 2
  HW [Solution]: 13, 26, 30, 33, 40, 48, 59, 61, 69, 78, 80 (quiz on Sep 7)
• Sep 7, 9, 14 : Discrete random variables (Binomial and Geometric)
  Reading: chap 3.1--3.5
  HW [Hints]: 14, 22, 31, 37, 48, 52, 55, 71 (change to "...have exactly ONE female child..."), 99, 100 (quiz on Sep 14)
• Sep 16 : Poisson r.v.
  Reading: chap 3.6
  HW [Hints] : 78, 80, 81, 85, 105 (quiz on Sep 28)
• Sep 21, 23 : Continuous random variables
  Reading: chap 4.1--4.4, 4.6
  HW [Hints] : 5, 15, 33, 42, 44, 51 (use normal approximation), 60, 63, 117 (quiz on Sep 28)
• Sep 28 : Review (chap 2, 3, 4)
  [Formula Sheet] [Solution to Quiz 3]
• Sep 30 : Midterm
• Oct 5, 7 : Joint distribution
  Reading: chap 5.1, 5.2
  HW [Hints] :1, 2, 6, 8, 9(abde), 13(ab), 15, 18,19, 30, 31 (quiz on Oct 14)
  
• Oct 14 : Central Limit Theorem (CLT)
  Reading: chap 5.4
• Oct 19, 21 : Point estimation
  Reading: chap 6
  HW [Solution]: 9, 11, 19, 20, 23, 32 (Due Oct 26, 1:15pm)
• Oct 26, 28 : Statistical intervals
  Reading: chap 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
  HW [Solution]: 3, 5, 37(a)(b), 48, plus lab assignment (Due Nov 2, 1:15pm)
• Nov 2, 4 : Hypothesis testing
  Reading: chap 8
  HW [Solution]: 25, 41, 64, 71 (Due Nov 9, 1:15pm)
• Nov 9 : Review (chap 5, 6, 7, 8)
• Nov 11 : Midterm
• Nov 16, 18 : More on Hypothesis testing [mcode]
  Reading: chap 9.1, 9.3, 14.1, 14.3, 15.2
  HW [Solutions]: 9.5(a)(b), 9.41 [data], 14.6, 14.41, 15.13 [data] (Due Nov 23, 1:15pm)
• Nov 23 : Two-way contingency tables and Simpson's paradox [hand out]
  Reading: chpa 14.3
• Nov 30 : Simple Linear Regression [mcode]
  Reading: chap 12.1--12.4
  HW [Solution]: 11, 26, 31, 37 (suggested hw)
• Dec 2 : Review
• Dec 9 : Final