STA 242 / ENV 255 Course Calendar

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Week

Date

Topics

Text

Class

Handouts

Lab

Handouts

Homework

Due
Date

1

01-11

Course Overview, Paired t-test

Review
Ch 1-3, 5

  1. 1/9 Lecture Notes

  2. Diazinon data (paired t-test)

No lab this week.

    1. Complete diagnostic exam on CourseInfo by Tuesday, January 16th, 5pm.

    2. Submit required exercises from the diagnostic exam by Friday, January 19th, 5pm, to 221 Old Chemistry Building.

    DETAILS


01-14





01-16

Review of CLT, two-sample t-test, 1-way ANOVA


Ch 1-3, 5, Statistical Sleuth




  1. Lecture notes, 1/16

  2. Mormon cricket data (2-sample t-test)

  3. Plant growth data (1-way ANOVA)

  4. Analyzing QQ Normal Plots

January 17th lab handouts are available on CourseInfo under the "Assignments" button. Then go to "Labs".

HW 1

1/23/01

See CourseInfo under "Assignments" for solutions.

3

01-23

Simple Linear Regression

Ch 7, Statistical Sleuth

Suggested: Moore and McCabe, Sec. 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 10.1, 10.2

  1. 1/23 Lecture notes

  2. 1/25 topics


HW 2

1/30/01

4

01-30

Assumptions for Simple Linear Regression

Ch 8, Statistical Sleuth

  1. 1/30 Lecture Topics

  2. 2/1 Lecture: Example: Ch8,#22,p.222,Sleuth

  3. 2/1 Lecture: Notes on LOF Test


HW 3

Submit Course Evaluation via CourseInfo

2/6/01

5

02-05

Multiple Regression

Ch 9, Statistical Sleuth

Suggested:Ch 11 in Moore and McCabe; Reg. With Graphics, Ch 3 (esp. p. 84-92). Curvilinear regression: p. 53-58, 145-158.

  1. 2/6 and 2/8 notes

  2. ESS F-tests


HW 4

Submit Course Evaluation via CourseInfo.


2/13/01

6

02-13

Inferences for Multiple Regression

Ch 10, Statistical Sleuth

Suggested: Ch 3 in Reg. with Graphics; Ch 11 in Moore and McCabe

  1. 2/13 Lecture Notes

  2. 2/15 Lecture Notes


  1. HW 5 (not to be turned in)

  2. HW 5 solution (Word)

  3. HW 5 solution (PDF)


7

02-20



02-22


Review



Midterm Exam, 2/22





Midterm Coverage: Ch 7-10


Suggested Midterm Review Problems


Weds. Lab: Review for Midterm



8

02-27



03-01

Model Checking
Diagnostics

Ch 11, Statistical Sleuth

3/1 Lecture notes: Diagnostics


  1. Analysis Plan for Project Due 3/20, 5pm

  2. HW6 Problem 1 due 3/9, 5pm

  3. HW6 Problem 2 due 3/19, 5pm

3/6/01

9

03-06


Diagnostics, cont'd.

Ch 11, Statistical Sleuth

  1. More on diagnostics for Pollen problem

  2. Splus script file for Pollen problem

  3. Partial Residual Plots

15-Point Quiz on Ch. 7-10 Material During Lab Sessions


Submit HW6 (#1 due 3/9 and #2 due 3/19). Analysis Plan due by 3/20


10

03-13

03-15

Spring Break -- No Class

11

03-20

Model Selection

Ch 12



    Take Home Midterm Exam: Posted 3/20; Due 3/27

Solution

12

03-27

Model Selection

Ch 12

  1. Topics covered
  2. Splus script file for calculating Cp, BIC, R2, adjusted R2 using gender discrimination example


HW 7

4/10/01

Solution

13

04-03

Bayesian Methods for Model Selection; Overview of binomial distribution

MP Presentations

Ch 12

Topics covered

HW 8

4/20/01

Solution

14

04-10

Logistic Regression

Ch 20

  1. Logistic regression, part 1
  2. Calculations from class



15

04-17

Logistic regression & review

Group Data Analysis Poster Session Evenings of 4/18 and 4/19

Ch 20

  1. Lecture notes
  2. Optional: Some more detail on prospective vs. retrospective sampling and the odds ratio

16

04-24

Reading Week

17


Final Exam: Saturday, May 5th 9am-Noon (No alternative dates are available. No self-scheduling.)

Important Dates

Midterm Exam

2/22/01

Take-home Midterm

3/20/01-3/27/01

Project Summary

3/8/01

Group Data Analysis Poster Session

Evenings of April 18, 19


Final Exam

Saturday, May 5th 9am-Noon

(No alternative dates are available. No self-scheduling.)



 


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