Honors Applied Statistical Methods
Calendar Fall 2010

Seminars
15-minute presentation/discussion by students of lecture topic from preceding week. For example, on September 9th 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.2, Oct. 14, Oct. 21, Oct. 28, Nov.4, Nov. 11, Nov. 18, Dec.2.
**Due to Fall Break, Midterm 1 takes place Tuesday, October 12 instead of Monday, October 11.
Midterm 1, Tues. Oct. 12 covers Lectures 1-14
One 2-sided sheet of notes permitted.
Midterm 2, Fri. Nov. 19, 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
Thursday, December 16 from 10:00 to 11:50 in regularly scheduled classroom
Two 2-sided sheets of notes are permitted.

Date/Lecture Topic/BookRef     Seminar/Lab

Mon Aug 30 #1   intro,sampling(Chs1-2)    
Wed Sep 1 #2   surveys (3.1-3.2)    
Fri Sep 3 #3   obs.studies(3.3)    

Wed Sep 8 #4   experiments(3.4)    
Fri Sep 10 #5   1 cat.var.(4.1) HW1 due in lecture  

Mon Sep 13 #6   1 quan.var.: displays(4.2)    
Wed Sep 15 #7   1 quan.var.: summaries(4.3)    
Fri Sep 17 #8   1 quan.var.: normal(4.4) HW2 due in lecture  

Mon Sep 20 #9   1 quan.& 1 cat. var.(5.1)    
Wed Sep 22 #10   2 cat. vars.(5.2)    
Fri Sep 24 #11   2 quan.: scatterplot,r(5.3) HW3 due in lecture  

Mon Sep 27 #12   2 quan.: regression(5.3)    
Wed Sep 29 #13   prob.: basic rules(6.1)    
Fri Oct 1 #14   prob.: gen.rules(6.2) HW4 due in lecture  

Mon Oct 4 #15   prob.: discrete RVs(7.1)    
Wed Oct 6 #16   prob.: binomial RVs(7.2)    
Fri Oct 8     Sem #14b,Review HW5 due in lecture    

Mon Oct 11 **   FALL BREAK   NO CLASSES
Tues Oct 12   Midterm 1    
Wed Oct 13 #17   prob.: normal RVs(7.3)    
Fri Oct 15 #18   prob.: normal RVs(7.3) HW6 due in lecture  

Mon Oct 18 #19   sampling dist.: proportions(8.1)    
Wed Oct 20 #20   sampling dist.: means(8.2)    
Fri Oct 22 #21   1 cat.var.: CI (9.1) HW7 due in lecture  

Mon Oct 25 #22   1 cat.var.: tests(9.2)    
Wed Oct 27 #23   1 cat.var.: tests(9.2)    
Fri Oct 29 #24   1 quan.var.: z CI(10.1) HW8 due in lecture  

Mon Nov 1 #25   1 quan.var.: z test(10.1)    
Wed Nov 3 #26   1 quan.var.: t CI(10.2)    
Fri Nov 5 #27   1 quan.var.: t test(10.3) HW9 due in lecture  

Mon Nov 8 #28   1 cat.& 1 quan.: paired t(11.1)    
Wed Nov 10 #29   1 cat.& 1 quan.: 2-samp.t(11.2)    
Fri Nov 12 #30   1 cat.& 1 quan.: ANOVA F(11.3) HW10 due in lecture    

Mon Nov 15 #31   1 cat.& 1 quan.: ANOVA F(11.3)    
Wed Nov 17     Review    
Fri Nov 19     Midterm 2    

Mon Nov 22 #32   2 cat.: chi-square(Ch.12) HW11 due in lecture  

Mon Nov 29 #33   2 cat.: chi-square(Ch.12)    
Wed Dec 1 #34   2 quan.: inf. for slope(13.1)    
Fri Dec 3 #35   2 quan.: CI & PI(13.2) HW12 due in lecture  

Mon Dec 6 Seminars  Sem #30,31,32 HW13 due in lecture  
Wed Dec 8   Overview   Labs 9-12 due  
Fri Dec 10     Review    


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