Honors Applied Statistical Methods
Calendar Fall 2009

Seminars
15-minute presentation/discussion by students of lecture topic from preceding week. For example, on September 6th two students will present on material from lecture #1 and one student will present on lecture #2. Internet, newspaper, or journal article discussed must be made available to class by Monday of each week, either by emailing the url to the class via Blackboard or by providing hard copies (21) in Monday's lecture.
Labs
*Labs (and some seminars) meet in Stat Lab CL 435 (take stairs up from Bigelow Blvd. side of Cathedral) the following dates: Sep.3, Oct. 15, Oct. 22, Oct. 29, Nov.5, Nov. 12, Nov. 19, Dec.3.
**Due to Fall Break, Midterm 1 takes place Tuesday, October 13 instead of Monday, October 12.
Midterm 1, Tues. Oct. 13 covers Lectures 1-14
One 2-sided sheet of notes permitted.
Midterm 2, Fri. Nov. 20, covers Lectures 15-29 (up to paired and two-sample t but not F)
Two 2-sided sheet of notes permitted.
Final, cumulative on all covered material
Saturday, December 19 from 8:00 to 9:50 in regularly scheduled classroom
Two 2-sided sheets of notes are permitted.

Date/Lecture Topic/BookRef     Seminar/Lab

Mon Aug 31 #1   intro,sampling(Chs1-2)    
Wed Sep 2 #2   obs.studies(3.1,3.3)    
Fri Sep 4 #3   experiments(3.4)    

Wed Sep 9 #4   surveys(3.2)    
Fri Sep 11 #5   1 cat.var.(4.1) HW1 due in lecture  

Mon Sep 14 #6   1 quan.var.: displays(4.2)    
Wed Sep 16 #7   1 quan.var.: summaries(4.3)    
Fri Sep 18 #8   1 quan.var.: normal(4.4) HW2 due in lecture  

Mon Sep 21 #9   1 quan.& 1 cat. var.(5.1)    
Wed Sep 23 #10   2 cat. vars.(5.2)    
Fri Sep 25 #11   2 quan.: scatterplot,r(5.3) HW3 due in lecture  

Mon Sep 28 #12   2 quan.: regression(5.3)    
Wed Sep 30 #13   prob.: basic rules(6.1)    
Fri Oct 2 #14   prob.: gen.rules(6.2) HW4 due in lecture  

Mon Oct 5 #15   prob.: discrete RVs(7.1)    
Wed Oct 7 #16   prob.: binomial RVs(7.2)    
Fri Oct 9     Review HW5 due in lecture    

Mon Oct 12 **   FALL BREAK   NO CLASSES
Tues Oct 13   Midterm 1    
Wed Oct 14 #17   prob.: normal RVs(7.3)    
Fri Oct 16 #18   prob.: normal RVs(7.3) HW6 due in lecture  

Mon Oct 19 #19   sampling dist.: proportions(8.1)    
Wed Oct 21 #20   sampling dist.: means(8.2)    
Fri Oct 23 #21   1 cat.var.: CI (9.1) HW7 due in lecture  

Mon Oct 26 #22   1 cat.var.: tests(9.2)    
Wed Oct 28 #23   1 cat.var.: tests(9.2)    
Fri Oct 30 #24   1 quan.var.: z CI(10.1) HW8 due in lecture  

Mon Nov 2 #25   1 quan.var.: z test(10.1)    
Wed Nov 4 #26   1 quan.var.: t CI(10.2)    
Fri Nov 6 #27   1 quan.var.: t test(10.3) HW9 due in lecture  

Mon Nov 9 #28   1 cat.& 1 quan.: paired t(11.1)    
Wed Nov 11 #29   1 cat.& 1 quan.: 2-samp.t(11.2)    
Fri Nov 13 #30   1 cat.& 1 quan.: ANOVA F(11.3) HW10 due in lecture    

Mon Nov 16 #31   1 cat.& 1 quan.: ANOVA F(11.3)    
Wed Nov 18     Review    
Fri Nov 20     Midterm 2    

Mon Nov 23 #32   2 cat.: chi-square(Ch.12) HW11 due in lecture  

Mon Nov 30 #33   2 cat.: chi-square(Ch.12)    
Wed Dec 2 #34   2 quan.: inf. for slope(13.1)    
Fri Dec 4 #35   2 quan.: CI & PI(13.2) HW12 due in lecture  

Mon Dec 7 Seminars  Sem #30,31,32 HW13 due in lecture  
Wed Dec 9   Overview   Labs 9-12 due  
Fri Dec 11     Review    


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