Honors Applied Statistical Methods
Calendar Fall 2014

Seminars
15-minute presentation/discussion by students of lecture topic from preceding week. For example, on September 4th 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 by emailing the pdf to all class members, plus the TA. (And include me so I can verify that you're on schedule.)
Labs
*Labs (and some seminars) meet in Posvar 1200 the following dates: Aug.28, Oct. 9, Oct. 16, Oct. 23, Nov. 13, Nov.20, Dec. 1, Dec. 4.
Midterm 1, Mon. Oct. 6 covers Lectures 1-14
One 2-sided sheet of notes permitted.
Midterm 2, Fri. Nov. 14, 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 13th from 4:00 to 5:50 in Lawrence 205
Two 2-sided sheets of notes are permitted.

Date/Lecture Topic/BookRef     Seminar/Lab

Mon Aug 25 #1   intro,sampling(Chs1-2)    
Wed Aug 27 #2   surveys (3.1-3.2)    
Fri Aug 29 #3   obs.studies(3.3)    

Wed Sep 3 #4   experiments(3.4)    
Fri Sep 5 #5   1 cat.var.(4.1) HW1 due in lecture  

Mon Sep 8 #6   1 quan.var.: displays(4.2)    
Wed Sep 10 #7   1 quan.var.: summaries(4.3)    
Fri Sep 12 #8   1 quan.var.: normal(4.4) HW2 due in lecture  

Mon Sep 15 #9   1 quan.& 1 cat. var.(5.1)    
Wed Sep 17 #10   2 cat. vars.(5.2)    
Fri Sep 19 #11   2 quan.: scatterplot,r(5.3) HW3 due in lecture  

Mon Sep 22 #12   2 quan.: regression(5.3)    
Wed Sep 24 #13   prob.: basic rules(6.1)    
Fri Sep 26 #14   prob.: gen.rules(6.2) HW4 due in lecture  

Mon Sep 29 #15   prob.: discrete RVs(7.1)    
Wed Oct 1 #16   prob.: binomial RVs(7.2)    
Fri Oct 3     Sem #14b,Review HW5 due in lecture    

Mon Oct 6   Midterm 1    
Wed Oct 8 #17   prob.: normal RVs(7.3)    
Fri Oct 10 #18   prob.: normal RVs(7.3) HW6 due in lecture  

Mon Oct 13 **   FALL BREAK   NO CLASSES
Tues Oct 14 #19   sampling dist.: proportions(8.1)    
Wed Oct 15 #20   sampling dist.: means(8.2)    
Fri Oct 17 #21   1 cat.var.: CI (9.1) HW7 due in lecture  

Mon Oct 20 #22   1 cat.var.: tests(9.2)    
Wed Oct 22 #23   1 cat.var.: tests(9.2)    
Fri Oct 24 #24   1 quan.var.: z CI(10.1) HW8 due in lecture  

Mon Oct 27 #25   1 quan.var.: z test(10.1)    
Wed Oct 29 #26   1 quan.var.: t CI(10.2)    
Fri Oct 31 #27   1 quan.var.: t test(10.3) HW9 due in lecture  

Mon Nov 3 #28   1 cat.& 1 quan.: paired t(11.1)    
Wed Nov 5 #29   1 cat.& 1 quan.: 2-samp.t(11.2)    
Fri Nov 7 #30   1 cat.& 1 quan.: ANOVA F(11.3) HW10 due in lecture    

Mon Nov 10 #31   1 cat.& 1 quan.: ANOVA F(11.3)    
Wed Nov 12     Sem #28,29,Review    
Fri Nov 14     Midterm 2    

Mon Nov 17 #32   2 cat.: chi-square(Ch.12) HW11 due; OMET announced  
Wed Nov 19 #33   2 cat.: chi-square(Ch.12)    
Fri Nov 21 #34   2 quan.: inf. for slope(13.1) HW12 due in lecture  

Mon Nov 24 #35   2 quan.: CI & PI(13.2)    

Mon Dec 1 Seminars  Sem #30,31,32 HW13 due in lecture  
Wed Dec 3    Overview Labs 9-12 due  
Fri Dec 5     Review    

Sat Dec 13     FINAL   4:00-5:50


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