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| Professor Jessica Utts | Yan He | Brandon Berman | |
| 2212 Donald Bren Hall | 2032 Donald Bren Hall | 2032 Donald Bren Hall | |
| (949) 824-0649 | no phone | no phone | |
| jutts_at_uci.edu | yhe_at_uci.edu | bermanb_at_uci.edu | |
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| Office hours for finals week: | Mon, 3/18 (both in 2032 Bren) 10am to noon (Berman) 1:30 to 3:30 (Utts) |
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Daily Schedule, including homework assignments and due dates:| Lecture# and Date | Sections Covered (Tentative schedule, may be updated after each class) |
Date HW Due | Assignment (or discussion topic) |
| Assignment Week #1 is Jan 7, 9, 11 Quiz available 4pm Fri 1/11 to 3pm Mon 1/14 | |||
| 1. Mon. Jan. 7 | Chapter 1 and Sections 2.1 to 2.3; Read Chapter 1 | Mon. Jan. 14 | 1.14, 1.16, 2.20, 2.28 |
| 2. Wed. Jan. 9 | Sections 2.4 to 2.6 | Mon. Jan 14 | 2.42; 2.48bcd and find a five-number summary for the data in this problem; 2.72 |
| Disc. #1 Jan 11 |
Hands on team project 1, participation points awarded | Hands-on Discussion #1: Relationships in two-way tables | |
| 3. Fri. Jan. 11 | Section 2.7; Using R Commander | Mon. Jan 14 | 2.96, 2.128, 2.130 |
| Assignment Week #2 is Jan 14, 16, 18 Quiz available 4pm Fri 1/18 to 3pm Wed 1/23 | |||
| 4. Mon. Jan. 14 | Sections 3.1 and 3.2 | Wed. Jan. 23 | 2.104*; 3.24 (note typo: intercept is 126 not 1.26); 3.98* (counts double) Data for 3.98 (comma separators) *Use R Commander for 2.104 and 3.98 |
| 5. Wed. Jan. 16 | Sections 3.3 to 3.5 | Wed. Jan. 23 | 3.42, 3.48, 3.74 |
| Disc. #2 Jan 18 |
R Commander and general question and answer, no participation points | Discussion: R Commander (If you want to follow along on your laptop, bring it with R and R Commander already loaded); General question and answer | |
| 6. Fri. Jan. 18 | Sections 4.1 to 4.3; READ "Misleading Statistics...", pgs 120-122, on your own. | Wed. Jan. 23 | 4.14, 4.18, 4.36 |
| Mon. Jan. 21 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Assignment Week #3 is Jan 23, 25, 28 Quiz available 4pm Mon 1/28 to 3pm Wed 1/30 | |||
| 7. Wed. Jan. 23 | Section 4.4 | Wed. Jan. 30 | 4.49, 4.50 (count together as 1); 15.10, 15.12 (Use R Commander, counts double) - yes, really Chapter 15! |
| Disc. #3 Jan. 25 |
Hands on team project 2, participation points awarded | Hands-on Discussion #2: Risk, relative risk and chi-square tests | |
| 8. Fri. Jan. 25 | Chapter 5 | Wed. Jan. 30 | 5.30, 5.68, 5.102 |
| 9. Mon. Jan. 28 | Chapter 6 | Wed. Jan. 30 | 6.28, 6.38, 6.60 |
| Review and Midterm #1: Jan. 30, Feb. 1 | |||
| 10. Wed. Jan 30 | Catch up and Review | No assignment | |
| Disc. #4 Feb 1 |
Question & Answer for Midterm 1, no participation points | Discussion: Review for Midterm 1 | |
| 11. Fri. Feb. 1 | First Midterm, on Chapters 1 to 6 | No assignment | |
| Assignment Week #4 is Feb 4, 6, 8 Quiz available 4pm Fri 2/8 to 3pm Mon 2/11) | |||
| 12. Mon. Feb 4 | Sections 7.1 to 7.3 | Mon. Feb. 11 | 7.12, 7.22, 7.30, 7.34 |
| 13. Wed. Feb. 6 | Sections 7.4 and 7.5; Skip 7.6 | Mon. Feb. 11 | 7.44, 7.64 (counts double) |
| Disc #5 Feb 8 |
Hands on team project 3, participation points awarded | Hands-on Discussion #3: Let's Make a Deal | |
| 14. Fri. Feb. 8 | Sections 8.1 to 8.3 | Mon. Feb. 11 | 8.14abc, 8.18, 8.36 |
| Assignment Week #5 is Feb 11, 13, 15 Quiz available 4pm Fri 2/15 to 3pm Wed 2/20 | |||
| 15. Mon. Feb. 11 | Section 7.7 and supplemental material on intuition and probability | Wed. Feb. 20 | Feb 11 Homework Assignment |
| 16. Wed. Feb. 13 | Section 8.4 and supplemental material | Wed. Feb. 20 | Feb 13 Homework Assignment Using R Commander to find binomial probabilities |
| Disc. #6 Feb. 15 |
Hands on team project 4, participation points awarded | Hands-on Discussion #4: Birthday problem, gambling | |
| 17. Fri. Feb. 15 | Sections 8.5 to 8.7; Skip 8.8 | Wed. Feb. 20 | 8.60a + 8.62a (related - together count as 1), 8.74, 8.82 |
| Mon. Feb. 18 | HOLIDAY | ||
| Assignment Week #6 is Feb 20, 22, 25 Quiz available 4pm Mon 2/25 to 3pm Wed 2/27 | |||
| 18. Wed. Feb. 20 | Sections 9.1 to 9.4 (start) | Wed. Feb. 27 | 9.22, 9.26, 9.40, 9.144 |
| 19. Fri. Feb. 22 | Sections 9.4 (finish), 9.5 and 9.9, Lessons 1 and 2 | Wed. Feb. 27 | 9.48; 9.54 (counts double) |
| Disc. #7 Feb. 22 |
Question and answer, no participation points | Discussion: Practice Problems and Solutions | |
| 20. Mon. Feb. 25 | Chapter 10 | Wed. Feb. 27 | 10.4, 10.30, 10.78 |
| Review and Midterm #2: Feb 27 and Mar 1 | |||
| 21. Wed. Feb. 27 | Catch up and review | No assignment | |
| Disc. #8 Mar. 1 |
Question and Answer for Midterm 2, no participation points | Discussion: Review for Midterm 2 | |
| 22. Fri. Mar. 1 | Second Midterm, on Chapters 7 to 10 (except 7.6, 8.8, 9.6 to 9.8, 9.9 - Lesson 3) | No assignment | |
| Assignment Week #7 is Mar 4, 6, 8 Quiz available 4pm Fri 3/8 to 3pm Mon 3/11 | |||
| 23. Mon. Mar. 4 | Sections 12.1 and 12.2, except 12.1-Lesson 3 | Mon. March 11 | 12.20, 12.24, 12.50b, 12.102 |
| 24. Wed. Mar. 6 | 12.3, 12.1-Lesson 3 | Mon. March 11 | 12.62 and 12.64 (count together as 1, find p-values for #62), 12.90, 12.112 |
| Disc. #9 Mar. 8 |
Hands on team project 5, participation points awarded | Hands-on Discussion #5: Animal eyes- confidence intervals and test | |
| 25. Fri. Mar. 8 | Sections 9.6 to 9.8, 9.9-Lesson 3 | Mon. March 11 | 9.68, 9.72, 9.146 |
| Assignment Week #8 is Mar 11, 13, 15 Quiz available 4pm Fri 3/15 to 10am Mon 3/18 | |||
| 26. Mon. March 11 | Chapter 11 | Fri. March 15 | 11.30bc, 11.48*, 11.86*; *48 and 86 each count double. pennstate.txt (for #11.86); See lecture 26 for R Commander instructions. Don't forget to check "commas" as Field Separators when importing data. |
| 27. Wed. March 13 | Sections 13.1 to 13.3 | Fri. March 15 | 13.14; 13.26 and 28 (connected, count together for 3 points); 13.54abd (no computation necessary) |
| Disc. #10 Mar. 15 |
Review for final exam, no participation points | Discussion: Review for final exam | |
| 28. Fri. March 15 | Sections 12.4, 13.5, 13.6, 13.8, parts of Chapter 17; Skip 13.7 | Assignment not due | 12.76, 12.83, 13.72, 17.8, 17.10, Solutions |
| Final Exam: Mon, March 18, 4 to 6pm |
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Sample Exams
Practice Problems for Chapters 7 to 9 will be provided as each chapter is covered:
Exam Keys (The keys will be posted shortly after each exam has been given.)