Statistics 2 Spring 2012

  Statistics 2, Spring 2012       LECTURE SCHEDULE        Shobhana Murali Stoyanov

NOTE: This schedule and the links on it will be updated from time to time, so please check it frequently for changes.

Week 1 (1/16-1/20):
- Reading: Chapters 1, 2, 3
- W 1/18: Course overview, ideas from chapters 1, 2
- F 1/20: Histograms (ch. 3)
- Jon Carroll's take on statistics.
- Another San Francisco Chronicle columnist, Adair Lara, on "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics".
- 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.

Week 2 (1/23-1/27):
- Reading: Chapters 3, 4, 5
- M 1/23: Histograms (ch. 3)
- W 1/25: Averages, medians, SD (ch. 4)
- F 1/27: Ch 4, introduction to the Normal curve (ch. 5)
Week 3 (1/30-2/3):
- QUIZ 1 in lab on WED 2/1: Chapters 3, 4
- Reading: Chapters 5, 8
- M 1/30: Normal curve (ch. 5)
- W 2/1: Ch. 5, Correlation (ch. 8)
- F 2/3: Correlation (ch. 8)

Week 4 (2/6-2/10):
- Reading: Chapters 9, 10, 12
- M 2/7: Correlation (ch. 9)
- W 2/9: Regression (ch. 10)
- F 2/11: Regression, the regression line (ch. 10, 12)

Week 5 (2/13-2/17):
- QUIZ 2 in lab on WED 2/15: Chapters 5, 8, 9
- Reading: Chapters 11, 12
- M 2/13: R.M.S. error for Regression (ch. 11)
- W 2/15: ch. 11, Regression line (ch. 11)
- F 2/17: Wrap up regression (ch. 11, 12)

Week 6 (2/20-2/24):
- MIDTERM 1 ON FRIDAY 2/24!
- Reading: Chapter 13
- M 2/20: NO CLASS: Holiday!
- W 2/22: Ch. 13 (Note: Ch. 13 is NOT on the midterm)
- F 2/24: MIDTERM 1 : In class (ch. 1-5, 8-12)

Week 7 (2/27-3/2):
- Reading: Chapters 13, 14
- M 2/27: Probability (ch. 13, 14)
- W 2/29: Ch. 14
- F 3/2: Binomial formula (Ch. 15)

Week 8 (3/5-3/9):
- Reading: Chapters 16, 17
- M 3/5 : Law of Averages (ch. 16)
- W 3/7: Box models (ch. 16)
- F 3/9: EV, SE for sum, normal curve (ch. 17)

Week 9 (3/12-3/16):
- QUIZ 3 in lab on WED 3/14: Chapters 13, 14, 15
- Reading,: Chapters 17, 18
- M 3/12: EV, SE for sum, normal curve (ch. 17)
- W 3/14: Careful normal approximation for probability histograms (ch. 18)
- F 3/16: Central limit theorem (ch. 18)

Week 10 (3/19-3/23):
- Reading,: Chapters 19, 20
- M 3/19: Sampling (ch. 19)
- W 3/21: Ch. 19, Chance errors in sampling (ch. 20)
- F 3/23:Ch. 20

Week 12 (4/2-4/6):
- MIDTERM 2 ON FRIDAY 4/6!
- Reading: Chapters 21, 23
- M 4/2 : Interpreting confidence intervals for percentages (ch. 21)
- W 4/4: Interpreting confidence intervals for percentages (ch. 21), and averages (ch. 23)
- F 4/6: MIDTERM 2 : In class (ch. 13-20)

Week 13 (4/9-4/13):
- Reading: Chapters 23, 26
- M 4/9: CI for averages (ch. 23)
- W 4/11: One-sample z-tests (ch. 26)
- F 4/13: Small sample t-tests (ch. 26)

Week 14 (4/16-4/20):
- QUIZ 4 in lab on WED 4/18: Chapters 21, 23
- Reading: Chapters 27, 28
- M 4/16: SE for difference, 2 sample test (ch. 27)
- W 4/18: Ch. 27/28
- F 4/20: Chi-square test for goodness-of-fit and independence (Ch. 28)

Week 15 (4/23-4/27):
- Reading: Chapters 28, 29
- M 4/23: Closer look at significance tests (ch. 29)
- W 4/25: wrap up
- F 4/27: Last day of instruction: review

Last modified: Fri Jan 13 06:09:53 PST 2012