Schedule
A week-by-week breakdown of the material.
Week 1 (01/07-1/11)
- Day 1
A taste of statistics
Basic Terminology
- Day 2
HW1 due Fri
Visualizing Variables
Quiz 1 due Sun
- Day 3
- Lab 1
Week 2 (01/14-09/18)
- Day 1
Percentiles
Measures of Center
Measures of Spread
HW2 due
Quiz 2 due Mon of week 3
- Day 2
- No class
- Day 3
- Lab 2
Week 3 (01/21-01/25)
- Day 1
Data Collection
HW3 due
- Day 2
Linear Transformations
Standardized scores
- Day 3
- Lab 3
Week 4 (01/28-02/01)
- Day 1
Density Curves
The Normal Distribution
Quiz 3
- Day 2
- Class cancelled
- Day 3
Lab 4
HW4 due
Week 5 (02/04-02/08)
- Day 1
Relationships between two variables
HW5 due
- Day 2
Scatterplots and Correlation
HW6 due
- Day 3
- MIDTERM (study guide)
Week 6 (02/11-02/15)
- Day 1
Scatterplots and Correlation (cont)
General Theory on Modeling and Data Fitting
Quiz 4
- Day 2
- Linear Models and Regression Lines
- Day 3
HW7 due
Lab 5
Week 7 (02/18-02/22)
- Day 1
The question of causation
Quiz 5
- Day 2
- Introduction to Probability
- Day 3
Lab 6
HW8 due
Week 8 (02/25-03/01)
WINTER BREAK
Week 9 (03/04-03/08)
- Day 1
Introduction to Probability
Conditional Probability
- Day 2
Conditional Probability
Probability rules
Quiz 6
- Day 3
- Lab 7
Week 10 (03/11-03/15)
- Day 1
Independent Events
Tree Diagrams
HW9 due
Quiz 7
- Day 2
Review
HW10 due
HW11 due
- Day 3
- MIDTERM (study guide)
Week 11 (03/18-03/22)
- Day 1
Random Variables
HW10 due
- Day 2
- The Binomial Setting and Distribution
- Day 3
Lab 8
HW12 due
Week 12 (03/25-03/29)
- Day 1
Mean and Standard Deviation of Random Variables
Quiz 8
- Day 2
Combining Random Variables
HW13 due
- Day 3
- Project work
Week 13 (04/01-04/05)
- Day 1
Mean and Standard Deviation of the Binomial
Binomial: Approximating by Normal
Quiz 9
- Day 2
The Sample Mean / IID Setting
HW14 due
Quiz 10
- Day 3
Inference I: Confidence Intervals
HW15 due
Week 14 (04/08-04/12)
- Day 1
Inference II: Hypothesis Tests
HW16 due
Quiz 11
- Day 2
TBA
HW17 due
- Day 3
- Presentations