Statistics 131A, Fall 2012       LECTURE SCHEDULE        Shobhana Murali Stoyanov  

1. Week 1 (8/24):

   Introduction, 1.1, 1.2

   • Sage Adams will give us a short introduction to the e-text.
   • Here is a fascinating TED talk given by Hans Rosling on the "so-called developing world", with a fantastic visual display of statistics.
   • A very interesting website STATS that takes a look at statistics in the news.
   • Does race play a role in how well you sleep? An article in the New York Times discusses studies which indicate that it might.
   • Here is a link to the NY times magazine article "Are your friends making you fat?"
   • And here is the follow up article that talks about Professor Lyons' objections to the paper by Christakis and Fowler.


2. Week 2 (8/29-8/31):

   1.3, 1.4, Chapter 2

   
   
3. Week 3 (9/5, 9/7):

   Chapter 3

   • No class on Monday (Labor day)!!
   
   
4. Week 4 (9/10-9/14):

   4.1 - 4.3

   
   
5. Week 5 (9/17-9/21):

   4.3, 5.1 - 5.3

   • Project 1 due on Friday 9/21, on bspace at 11:55PM.
   
   
6. Week 6 (9/24-9/28):

   5.4, 6.1

   
   
7. Week 7 (10/1-10/5):

   6.2, 6.3, MIDTERM on WED.

   • Midterm will cover chapters 1-5
   
   
8. Week 8 (10/8-10/12):

   7.1 - 7.3

   
   
9. Week 9 (10/15-10/19):

   7.4 - 7.6

   
   
10. Week 10 (10/22-10/26):

    Chapter 8

    • Project 1 due on Friday 9/26, on bspace at 11:55PM.
    
    
11. Week 11 (10/29-11/2):

    9.1 - 9.6

    
    
12. Week 12 (11/5-11/9):

    9.7, Chapter 10

    
    
13. Week 13 (11/14, 11/16):

    Chapter 11

    • No class Monday 11/12 - Veteran's day!
    
    
14. Week 14 (11/19, 11/21):

    Chapter 12, 13.1

    • No class Friday: Happy Thanksgiving!
    
    
15. Week 15 (11/26-11/30):

    13.2, Chapter 14

    
    
16. Week 16 (5/1, 5/3):

    RRR WEEK!

    
    
17. Week 17 :

    FINAL EXAM: Monday 12/10, 8-11A, room TBA