STA113 -- Calendar

Topics are organised by week. Numbers refer to sections in the textbook. The schedule could change during the course of the semester.

Week:

  1. January 13
    Adminstrative details.
    Chapter 1, Sections 1-1,1-2,1-3: The Role of Statistics in Engineering
  2. January 18 and 20
    Chapter 2, Sections 2-1,2-3,2-4: Data Summary and Presentation
    Chapter 3, Sections 3-1 through 3-8: Probability (beginning)
  3. January 25 and 27
    Chapter 3, Sections 3-1 through 3-8: Probability (concluded)
    Chapter 4, Sections 4-1 through 4-6, 4-9: Discrete Random Variables and Probability Distributions
  4. February 1 and 3
    Chapter 5, Sections 5-1 through 5-9: Continuous Random Variables and Probability Distributions
  5. February 8 and 10
    Chapter 6, Sections 6-1, 6-3 through 6-7: Joint Probability Distributions
    Exam: February 15
  6. February 15 and 17
    Chapter 7: Estimation
  7. February 22 and 26
    Sections 8-1 through 8-2: Introduction to Hypothesis tests and Confidence Intervals
    Chapters 8-9: Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals
  8. February 29 and March 2
    Chapters 8-9: Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals
  9. March 7 and 9
    Chapter 10: Simple Linear Regression
  10. March 21 and 23
    Chapter 10: Simple Linear Regression (Concluded)
    Chapter 11: Multiple Linear Regression (introduction)
  11. March 28 and 30
    Chapter 11: Multiple Linear Regression
  12. April 4 and 6
    Take-home exam on multiple regression. Passed out after class on April 6, due by end of class on April 11.
    Chapter 12: Design of Experiments with a Single Factor
  13. April 11 and 13
    Chapter 12: Design of Experiments with a Single Factor (Concluded)
  14. April 18 and 20
    Topics in the Design of Experiments
  15. April 25
    Review for Final Exam