STAT 135 -- About the Course

Texts

Stat Labs: Mathematical Statistics through Applications Nolan and Speed, Springer-Verlaf.

Recommended: An Introduction to S and S-Plus , Spector, Duxbury Press.

Homework

Assignements are posted on the web. HW is due in lecture on Wednesday. The lowest 2 HW scores will be dropped. No late HW will be accepted.

Section

Section will meet as a help session for the lab assignements or as a proble session. We may move to one of the computer labrooms for some section meetings.

Labs

The labs are an integral part of the course. They require data analysis using the statistical software R. Lab reports will be written up as short papers.

Midterm

One midterm will be held on Friday, October 13. There are no make-up tests.

Final exam

Grading

Letter grades are not given for homeworks, labs, and exams. Your letter grade for the course will be based on the total points for all work in the semester.

Homework	10%
Labs	40%
Midterm	20%
Final Exam	30%

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