Statistics 220: Statistical Methods and Their Applications,
Winter 2001
Preliminary Course Syllabus
| We Jan 03 |
Introduction |
IPS Intro |
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| Fri Jan 5 |
Variables, measurements, plots, histograms |
IPS 1.1 |
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| Mon Jan 8 |
Center and spread |
IPS 1.2 |
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| Wed Jan 10 |
Densities, normal distributions |
IPS 1.3 |
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| Fri Jan 12 |
Data Relationships: Scatterplots, Correlation |
IPS 2.1, 2.2 |
HW1 due |
| Mon Jan 15 |
Regression, residuals, outliers, influential cases |
IPS 2.3, 2.4 |
| Wed Jan 17 |
Categorical relations, Simpson's Paradox |
IPS 2.6, 2.7 |
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| Fri Jan 19 |
Causation, collecting data, experimental design, randomization,
placebo
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IPS 3.1, 3.2 |
HW2 due |
| Mon Jan 22 |
Surveys, sampling designs |
IPS 3.3 |
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| Wed Jan 24 |
Sampling distributions, bias and variance, simulation |
IPS 3.4 |
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| Fri Jan 26 |
Probability model, rules, independence |
IPS 4.2, 4.5 |
HW3 due |
| Mon Jan 29 |
Random variables, bias and variance |
IPS 4.3 |
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| Wed Jan 31 |
Means and Variances of random variables, LLN, Bayes |
IPS 4.4 |
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| Fri Feb 2 |
Counts and proportions, Binomial |
IPS 5.1 |
HW4 due |
| Mon Feb 5 |
Sample distribution of sample mean, CLT |
IPS 5.2 |
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| Wed Feb 7 |
Confidence intervals, how to interpret |
IPS 6.1 |
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| Fri Feb 9 |
Hypothesis testing, sample size, p-values |
IPS 6.2 |
HW5 due |
| Mon Feb 12 |
How to use tests, types of error |
IPS 6.3,6.4 |
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| Wed Feb 14 |
t-distribution tests for means |
IPS 7.1 |
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| Fri Feb 16 |
Comparing means |
IPS 7.2 |
HW6 due |
| Mon Feb 19 |
Inference about proportions |
IPS 8.1, 8.2 |
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| Wed Feb 21 |
Chi-square test |
IPS 9.1 |
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| Fri Feb 23 |
Simple Linear Regression |
IPS 10.1 |
HW7 due |
| Mon Feb 26 |
Simple linear regression |
IPS 10.2 |
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| Wed Feb 28 |
Simple linear regression |
IPS 10 |
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| Fri Mar 2 |
Multiple linear regression |
IPS 11 |
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| Mon Mar 5 |
Multiple linear regression |
IPS 11 |
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| Wed Mar 7 |
Summary, Final Exam Review |
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HW8 due |
| Fri Mar 9 |
No class - reading period |
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