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The following is a tentative schedule of what we will cover in class when. Check this space regularly for updates.
Readings listed should be completed before the start of class on the date indicated.
Last update: 12-08-17
| Date | Topics | Readings | Assessments/Work Due | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T 8/28 | Introduction / What is a Model? | – | – | |
| Th 8/30 | Data Collection | ISRS 1.1-1.5 | – | |
| F 9/1 | Lab: R, RStudio, Markdown, Structure of Data | install R/RStudio, ISRS 1.6-1.7 | No Quiz | |
| T 9/5 | Experiments, Observational Studies, and Confounding | ISRS 1.4-1.5 | Lab1, HW1 | |
| Th 9/7 | Loose ends, practice w/ graphs, Hypothesis Testing I, | – | ||
| F 9/8 | Lab: More Descriptive Stats, Simpson’s Paradox | – | Quiz 1 | |
| T 9/12 | Hypothesis Testing II | ISRS 2.1-2.3.2 | Lab2, HW2 | |
| Th 9/14 | Hypothesis Testing III | ISRS 2.3.3-2.4, 3.1 | – | |
| F 9/15 | Lab: Hypothesis Testing | ISRS 3.2, 4.1-4.3 | Quiz 2 | |
| T 9/19 | Hypothesis Testing III | – | HW3 | – |
| Th 9/21 | Confidence Intervals I | – | – | |
| F 9/22 | Lab: Confidence Intervals | – | Quiz 3 | |
| T 9/26 | Tests and Intervals | ISRS 2.5-2.8 | Lab3, HW4 | |
| Th 9/28 | Analytic Approximations I | ISRS 2.5-2.8 | – | |
| F 9/29 | Lab: Analytic Approximations | – | Quiz 4 | |
| T 10/3 | EXAM 1 | ISRS Chs. 1-5.2 | EXAM 1 | |
| Th 10/5 | Analytic Approx. Cont’d, Intro to Linear Models | STAT2 Ch. 0, 1.1 | – | |
| F 10/6 | Lab: Simple Linear Regression | STAT2 1.2-1.3 | Lab4, No Quiz | |
| T 10/10 | Transformations | STAT2 1.4 | – | |
| Th 10/12 | Influential Points | STAT2 1.5, 4.3 | – | |
| F 10/13 | Lab: SLR Inference | 2.1-2.2 | HW5, Lab5, No Quiz | |
| FALL BREAK | ||||
| T 10/24 | Confidence and Prediction Intervals | 2.3 | HW6 | |
| Th 10/26 | Multiple Linear Regression I | 3.1-3.2 | – | |
| F 10/27 | Continuous and Categorical Predictors in MLR | 3.3-3.4, 4.4 | Mini-Project 0, Quiz 5 | |
| T 10/31 | Polynomials and Interactions | 3.6 | – | |
| Th 11/2 | Polynomials and Interaction II, Model Selection | 3.6 cont’d, 4.2 | – | |
| F 11/3 | Model Selection II, Lab: Cross-Validation | 4.2 cont’d | HW7, Lab7, Quiz 6 | |
| T 11/7 | Multicollinearity | 3.5 | Lab8 | |
| Th 11/9 | Multicollinearity II, Logistic Regression I | 3.5, 9.1-9.2 | – | |
| F 11/10 | Logistic Regression II (no lab) | 9.3-9.5 | – | |
| T 11/14 | Logistic Regression III | 9.3-9.5 | HW8 | |
| Th 11/16 | Multiple Logistic Regression I | 10.1-10.3 | – | |
| F 11/17 | Multiple Logistic II; One-Way ANOVA I | 10.4-10.6, 5.1-5.3, 7.2 | Quiz 7 | |
| T 11/21 | One-Way ANOVA II | 5.4-5.5, 7.1, 7.3 | HW9, Mini-Project 1 | |
| THANKSGIVING BREAK | ||||
| T 11/28 | Two-Way ANOVA I | 6.1, 8.3-8.4 | HW10 | |
| Th 11/30 | Two-Way ANOVA II | 6.2-6.3 | – | |
| F 12/1 | Lab: Two-Way ANOVA | 6.1, 8.3-8.4 | Quiz 8 | |
| T 12/5 | Loose Ends | – | Mini-Project 2, Finish handout from 12/1 | |
| Th 12/7 | Review | – | HW11 | |
| F 12/8 | EXAM 2 (in the lab) | all of STAT2 | EXAM 2 | |
| Sat 12/17 7-9pm | FINAL PRESENTATIONS | – | – |