Statistics 8, Fall 2010

Department of Statistics

University of California, Irvine

Welcome to the homepage for Statistics 8: Introduction to Biostatistics

Class Time

Lecture
Discussion Sections
DBH 1100
Mon, Wed, Fri 12:00 - 12:50pm
1)Mon 4:00 - 4:50pmICS 180Shandong Min
2)Mon 4:00 - 4:50pmICS 174Jason Kramer
3)Mon 5:00 - 5:50pmICS 174Jason Kramer
4)Mon 6:00 - 6:50pmICS 174Shandong Min

How, when and where to find us:

Professor Jessica Utts TA (Sections 2 and 3): Jason Kramer TA (Sections 1 and 4): Shandong Min
2212 Donald Bren Hall (DBH) 2032 Donald Bren Hall 2032 Donald Bren Hall
(949) 824-0649no phoneno phone
jutts_at_uci.edu jskramer_at_uci.edu shandonm_at_uci.edu
Mon, Wed 3-4
or by appointment
 Mon 1-3
Fri 1-2		Tues 3-4
Thurs 3-5
Office hours by day: Mon
1-3 (Kramer)
3-4 (Utts)		 Tues
3-4 (Min)		 Wed
3-4 (Utts)		 Thurs
3-5 (Min)		 Fri
1-2 (Kramer)
Extra office hours for final exam:
(Final exam is Monday, Dec 6, 1:30 - 3:30)		 Fri, Dec 3
1-3 instead of 1-2 (Kramer)		 Weekend of Dec 4, 5
Utts available by email most times		 Mon, Dec 6
10-noon (Utts)

Links to Resources (News stories about statistical studies, Surveys and polls, Interactive learning tools, Statistics jokes, etc.)

Register your iclicker to receive credit for clicker questions! Even if you registered it last year, you need to do it again each fall. "Student ID" is your 8-digit UCI ID number.

Instruction and Resources for R and R Commander: (These files will be posted as needed)

Data sets and Descriptions (These will be posted as needed)

Announcements (also see first page of notes from each lecture for announcements)

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Homework assignments and dates for Assignment Weeks #1 to #9 (but #9 is not due):

Lecture# and Date Sections Covered
(Tentative schedule, may be updated after each class)		 Date HW Due Assignment (or discussion topic)
Assignment Week #1 (Quiz available 1pm Wed 9/29 to noon Fri 10/1)
1. Fri. Sept 24 Chapter 1 and Sections 2.1 to 2.3; READ Chapter 1 Fri. Oct 11.10, 2.9, 2.27
2. Mon. Sept 27 Sections 2.4 to 2.6 Fri. Oct 12.42ac, 2.51, 2.61, 2.75
Mon. Sept 27 Disc. Hands on team project 1, participation points awarded Discussion: Relationships in two-way tables
3. Wed. Sept 29 Section 2.7; Using R Commander Fri. Oct 1 2.81, 2.84, 2.99
Assignment Week #2 (Quiz available 1pm Wed 10/6 to noon Fri 10/8)
4. Fri. Oct 1 Sections 5.1 and 5.2 Fri. Oct 8 5.5a, 5.17, 5.18, 5.76 (Use R Commander) oldfaithful.txt
5. Mon. Oct 4 Sections 5.3 to 5.5 Fri. Oct 8 5.29, 5.34, 5.43, 5.51
Mon. Oct 4 Disc. Learn R Commander, no participation points Discussion: R Commander
6. Wed. Oct 6 Sections 6.1 to 6.3; READ "Misleading Statistics...", pgs 201-202, on your own. Fri. Oct 86.23, 6.36
Assignment Week #3 (Quiz available 1pm Wed 10/13 to noon Fri 10/15)
7. Fri. Oct 8 Section 6.4 Fri. Oct 15 6.44*, 6.45*, 6.50bcde, 6.52 (*44 and 45 count together for one point)
8. Mon. Oct 11 Chapter 3 Fri. Oct 153.13, 3.23, 3.63, 3.86
Mon. Oct 11 Disc. Hands on team project 2, participation points awarded Discussion: Distracted behavior, relative risk and chi-square test
9. Wed. Oct 13 Chapter 4 Fri. Oct 154.13, 4.21, 4.36
Review and Midterm #1
10. Fri. Oct 15 Catch up and Review No assignment
11. Mon. Oct 18 First Midterm, on Chapters 1 to 6 No assignment
Mon. Oct 18 Disc. Hands on team project 3, participation points awarded Discussion: Let's Make a Deal
Assignment Week #4 (Quiz available 1pm Mon 10/25 to noon Wed 10/27)
12. Wed. Oct 20 Sections 7.1 to 7.3 Wed. Oct 27 7.17, 7.27, 7.28
13. Fri. Oct 22 Sections 7.4 and 7.5; Skip 7.6 Wed. Oct 27 7.35, 7.51, 7.53 (answer in back, show work), 7.55
14. Mon. Oct 25 Sections 8.1 to 8.3 Wed. Oct 27 8.1, 8.14, 8.27
Mon. Oct 25 Disc. Hands on team project 4, participation points awarded Discussion: Gambling and lotteries
Assignment Week #5 (Quiz available 1pm Mon 11/1 to noon Wed 11/3)
15. Wed. Oct 27 Section 7.7 and supplemental material on intuition and probability Wed. Nov 3 Homework Assignment
16. Fri. Oct 29 Section 8.4 and extra material Wed. Nov 3 8.33, 8.39, 8.87 (will want to use computer)
17. Mon. Nov 1 Sections 8.5 to 8.7; Skip 8.8 Wed. Nov 3 8.48a, 8.55c and 8.56 (count together as 1 problem), 8.67a
Mon. Nov 1 Disc. Hands on team project 5, participation points awarded Discussion: Birthday problem and team problem solving; Problems and solutions
Assignment Week #6 (Quiz available 1pm Mon 11/8 to noon Wed 11/10)
18. Wed. Nov 3Sections 9.1 to 9.4Mon. Nov 8 9.15, 9.25, 9.37, 9.44
19. Fri. Nov 5 Sections 9.5 and 9.9, Lessons 1 and 2 Mon. Nov 8 9.50 (each of the 6 parts counts as 1 point)
20. Mon. Nov 8 Chapter 10 Not due 10.5, 10.22, 10.42
Review and Midterm #2
Mon. Nov 8 Disc. Review for Midterm 2, no participation points Discussion: Review for Midterm
21. Wed. Nov 10 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 (Quiz available 1pm Wed 11/17 to noon Fri 11/19
22. Fri. Nov 12 Sections 12.1 to 12.3, except 12.2-Lesson 3 Fri. Nov 19 12.15b and 12.16b (count together as 1 pt), 12.19, 12.85 (worth 2 pts)
23. Mon. Nov 15 12.4, 12.2-Lesson 3Fri. Nov 1912.62, 12.83, 12.101
Mon. Nov 15 Disc. Discussion cancelled today. No discussion today.
24. Wed. Nov 17 Sections 9.6 to 9.8, 9.9-Lesson 3 Fri. Nov 19 9.66, 9.90, 9.91
Assignment Week #8 (Quiz available 1pm Wed 11/24 to noon Mon 11/29)
25. Fri. Nov 19 Chapter 11 Mon. Nov 29 11.40, 11.53, 11.78 (Use R Commander,data under "DataSets" above; counts double)
26. Mon. Nov 22 Sections 13.1 to 13.3 Mon. Nov 29 13.15, 13.24ac, 13.25 (partial answer in back, show work)
Mon. Nov 22 Disc. Hands on team project 6, participation points awarded Discussion: Animal eyes- confidence intervals and test
27. Wed. Nov 24 Section 15.3 Mon. Nov 29 15.6, 15.26bd, 15.35
Week #9 (No Quiz)
28. Mon. Nov 29 Sections 16.1, 16.2 Assignment not due 16.1, 16.7, 16.8, 16.16, 16.17
Mon. Nov 29 Disc. Hands on team project 7, participation points awarded Discussion: Interpreting medical journal articles
29. Wed. Dec 1 Sections 12.5, 13.5, 13.6, 13.8, parts of Chapter 17; Skip 13.7 Assignment not due 12.73, 12.80, 13.50, 13.51, 17.2, 17.14
30. Fri. Dec 3 Review for Final Exam No assignment
Final Exam
Mon. Dec 6 Final Exam, 1:30pm to 3:30pm

Syllabus and class lectures; these will be posted shortly before each lecture

Homework Solutions (The solutions will be posted the day after homework is due.)

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.)