| 9/8 |
Introduction to Biostatistics (Lec 1)
Data Presentation, Graphs, and Tables (Lec 2-3)
Thurday Class in Library Tower #1667 (Excel for Sortumme Example)
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Handouts: Introduction to Statistical Computing
Guidelines for Writing a Statistical Report |
Reading: Algebra review. (due 9/10) |
Assignment : #1 Sortumme Outbreak (due 9/17) |
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| 9/15 |
Histograms, Cumulative Relative Frequency, Using SAS for Other Plots
Mean and Variance . (Excel Example)
Thurday Class in Library Tower #1667 |
| Handouts: |
Reading: Read Chapters 1-3 in Class text. |
Assignment: Chapter 2. #2,9,10,14 ,
Also: Seasons Study Description and Simulations (Due 9/22) |
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| 9/22 |
Central Area under a Normal Distribution
Calculating the Variance (Grouped data)
Populations and samples (see Web Applets )
Guessing parameters from a sample
(Meeting next Tuesday in Room 720, Du Bois Library) |
| Handouts: Sampling |
Reading: Chapter 3, Chapter 22 in text
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Assignment Practice using Summation and Vector Notation (due 9/24/2009)
Sampling Assignment (Applet due 9/29, Pop&Samp Exercises #PS1 due 9/29) |
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| 9/29 |
Sampling and Random Variables, and choosing the best estimator.
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| Handouts: |
Reading: Lecture Notes on Sampling-part 1 |
Assignment ps4 in Sampling Assignment for 10/1 . Sampling and Choosing Estimators. (in class 10/1- due 10/6). |
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| 10/6 |
Sampling, Estimators, and Models |
| Handouts: |
Reading: Lecture notes- part 2 . Chapter 8 in Course Text. Lecture Notes- Sampling part 3 |
Assignment Assign #7- Due 10/8 |
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| 10/13 |
No Class Tuesday (Monday Schedule)
Exam 1. Solution
Next week- Probability |
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| 10/20 |
Determining Best Estimators, Point and Interval Estimators
Central Limit Theorm, Normal Distribution
Confidence Intervals, Normal Distribution, t-distribution
t-Dist Calculator
z-Dist Calculator
z-applet |
| Handouts: |
Reading: Chapter 8 and Chapter 9 in text. |
Assignment : Assignment #8 (due 10/22) ; Assignment #9a (1st due 10/27/2009!) |
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| 10/27 |
Multiple Random Variables (Lecture- Sampling part 4)
Estimation Examples (Lecture- Estimation) (excel file)
Introduction to Hypothesis testing- p-values |
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| 11/3 |
Hypothesis Testing (from Pagano) Discussion of Homework Problems- review
Exam 2. Thursday 11/5/2009 |
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| 11/10 |
Hypothesis Testing , Power, Sample size |
| Handouts: |
Reading: |
Assignment Review Exam 2 solutions. Do Hypothesis Testing Assignment #11 for 11/12, Do Assignment #12 for 11/17. |
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| 11/17 |
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| 11/24 |
Binomial and Poisson Distribution
No class Thursday (Thanksgiving) |
| Handouts: |
Reading: Lecture Notes for Binomial and Posson (Chapter 7, pp162-175) |
Assignment : Chapter 7. Problems 1-6,8,9, 10 on Binomial and Poisson (Due 12/1)
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| 12/1 |
Binomial Dist, Chi-square distributions, Contingency Tables |
| Handouts: |
Reading: Lecture Notes for Binomial and Bernouilli Dist
Contingency Tables
Computer programs in SAS |
Assignment : Chapter 14 . Problems 1-6,9, 12 Chapter 15 #8 (Due 12/3) (see solution
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| 12/8 |
Exam 3. Dec 8th. Bring calculator and text!
Paired data Problems
Review |
| Handouts: |
Reading: 2-sample/Paired Lecture Notes |
Assignment : Practice problems for Extra Exam Credit (due 1PM Monday 12/14 in 401 Arnold) . Also, see practice problems on Random Variables
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| 12/15 |
Final Exam: 8:45-10:45 AM DuBois 1667-
Bring text and calculator |
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