Lab assignments
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Computer Labs
Each week we will have a computer lab to explore further the
principles of data analysis. The links below go to each lab.
Advice for being efficient in labs:
The first time you use a generic data analysis tool (e.g., a
histogram or regression), the lab instructions will include the
relevant
JMP commands for using that tool. Subsequent labs will use data
analysis tools from previous labs, but instructions will not be
repeated. I recommend that you maintain a list of JMP commands
for
each analysis, adding to it after each lab you complete. That
way,
you have a handy reference sheet available, which will save you
tremendous amounts of time when doing the labs and the final project.
| Lab
week |
Topic
Covered |
Data
Story |
| August
31 |
Introduction to JMP |
CEO compensation |
| September
7 |
Study design and randomization |
Agricultural census. Survey of Youth in Custody |
| September
14 |
Univariate summaries, correlations |
Movie revenues |
| September
21 |
Exploratory data analysis case study | U.S. macroeconomic data |
| September
28 |
Exploratory data analysis case study |
Lead exposure in children |
| October 5 |
No lab |
|
| October
12 |
Exploratory data analysis case study |
Statistics of investments |
| October
19 |
Case study |
Predicting real estate prices |
| October
26 |
Extended case study |
Sesame Street analysis |
| November
2 |
Extended case study |
Sesame Street analysis |
| November
9 |
Confidence intervals Hypothesis tests |
Caffeine and depression. Subliminal messages and learning mathematics. |
| November 16 | Chi-squared tests |
Are juries truly "of your peers?" Does satisfaction with appearance change with age? |
| November
30 |
Simple regression | Cross-sectional analysis of GNPs |
| December 7 |
Project presentations in labs |