Please read the specified sections after the class posted, but before the next class.

Part 1: Descriptive Statistics

Mon, Sept 4

  • NO CLASS

Wed, Sept 6

  • NO CLASS

Thurs, Sept 7

  • NO LAB

Fri, Sept 8

  • Questionnaire
  • Introduction
  • Randomization: Is Yawning Contagious?
  • Watch MythBusters on yawning
  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch. 1.1-1.3

Mon, Sept 11

Wed, Sept 13

Thurs, Sept 14

Fri, Sept 15

  • Numerical data
  • Homework:
  • Extra credit opportunity: “Assessing and enhancing the generalizability of randomized trials to target populations” Liz Stuart ’97. Saturday, September 16, 10 am Weinstein Auditorium.

Mon, Sept 18

Wed, Sept 20

  • HW 2 due today
  • Simple Linear Regression
  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch 5.2

Thurs, Sept 21

  • Intro to Data
  • Tons of handouts (linked under Resources at the top of the page)
  • Extra credit opportunity “Lessons for official statistics production around the world.” Andreas Georgiou. Thursday, September 21st, 7:00pm. Amherst College.

Fri, Sept 22

  • Least Squares Fitting
  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch 5.3

Mon, Sept 25

  • Lab 2 due today upload to moodle
  • Outliers & Leverage
  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch 6.1

Wed, Sept 27

  • HW 3 due today
  • Multiple Regression

Thurs, Sept 28

  • Linear Regression
    • Skip section on “Model Diagnostics” (including exercises)
    • Skip last “On Your Own” question

Fri, Sept 29

  • REVIEW SESSION for exam 1

Part 2: Foundations for Inference

Mon, Oct 2

Wed, Oct 4

  • Project reminder
  • Randomization Case Studies
  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch 2.1-2.3

Thurs, Oct 5

  • NO LAB

Fri, Oct 6

Mon, Oct 9

Autumn recess

Wed, Oct 11

  • HW 4 due today
  • Simulation
  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch 2.6

Thurs, Oct 12

Fri, Oct 13

Mon, Oct 16

  • Lab 4 due today upload to moodle
  • Confidence intervals
  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch A.1
  • Presentation of the major Ford Hall 240, 12:10 pm

Wed, Oct 18

  • HW 5 due today
  • Initial Project Proposals due (upload to Moodle)
  • Probability
  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch A.2

Thurs, Oct 19

Fri, Oct 20

  • Probability
  • Eating red meat causes cancer?
  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch A.3

Mon, Oct 23

  • Lab 5 due today upload to moodle
  • Conditional Probability
  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch A.3

Wed, Oct 25

Thurs, Oct 26

Fri, Oct 27

  • HW 6 due today
  • REVIEW SESSION FOR EXAM 2

Part 3: Inferential Statistics

Mon, Oct 30

Wed, Nov 1

  • Random variables

  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch 3.2

Thurs, Nov 2

Otelia Cromwell Day

Fri, Nov 3

  • Inference for a single proportion
  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch. 3.3

Mon, Nov 6

  • Difference of two proportions

  • Lab 7 due today upload to moodle

  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch 3.4

Wed, Nov 8

  • HW 7 due today
  • Goodness of fit

Thurs, Nov 9

Fri, Nov 10

Mon, Nov 13

  • One sample means
  • Lab 8 due today upload to moodle
  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch 4.2-4.3

Wed, Nov 15

  • HW 8 due today
  • Paired data
  • Difference of two means
  • Homework:
    • Read OI, Ch 4.4

Thurs, Nov 16

Fri, Nov 17

Mon, Nov 20

  • Lab 9 due today upload to moodle
  • HW 9 due today
  • Bootstrap
  • Homework:
    • Review Ch. 5.1-5.3
    • Read Ch. 5.4

Wed, Nov 22

Thanksgiving recess

Thurs, Nov 23

Thanksgiving recess

Fri, Nov 24

Thanksgiving recess

Mon, Nov 27

  • Data appendix due
  • Inference for Regression
  • Homework:
    • Review OI, Ch. 6.1
    • Read OI, Ch 6.2

Wed, Nov 29

Thurs, Nov 30

Fri, Dec 1

Part 4: Projects

Mon, Dec 4

  • NO CLASS

Wed, Dec 6

  • Project Work Time
  • Lab 10 due today

Thurs, Dec 7

  • Project Work Time

Fri, Dec 8

  • NO CLASS

Mon, Dec 11

  • Project Presentations

Wed, Dec 13

  • Project Presentations

Thurs, Dec 14

  • NO LAB
  • Last day of classes

Fri, Dec 15

  • NO CLASS