Statistics 101: Fall 2002
Data Analysis and Statistical Inference

Course Schedule for Section 1

Date
 Assignments Topic of Class
Aug. 26   Introduction
28   How to ask informative questions 
Sep. 2 FPP 19 Design of surveys
4 FPP 1 - 2 Design of experiments and observational studies
9  FPP 3 - 6 Exploratory data analysis with one variable
11 FPP 7 - 8 Exploratory data analysis with two variables
16 FPP 9 - 10 Correlation and regression
18 FPP 11 - 12   Answers to Frequently Asked Questions More on regression
23
Even more on regression, Introduction to multiple regression
25 FPP 13 - 14 Basics of probability
30 Review FPP 13 - 14, FPP 15.
Final project proposal due.  Instructions for final project		 Applications of probability
Oct. 2
Contingency tables 
7 Midterm exam.  Instructions for midterm 1
9 FPP 16 - 17 Expected values, Standard errors, Central Limit Theorem
14
NO CLASS-- FALL BREAK
16 FPP 18, 20 - 21.  Skim FPP 19 for review. Confidence intervals
21 FPP 22 - 24 More on confidence intervals.  Specifying study size.
23 FPP 25 - 26 Significance tests
28 FPP 27 More on significance tests
30 FPP 28 Chi-squared tests
Nov. 4 FPP 29 Limitations of significance testing approach
6
Data analysis in practice
   -- Missing data
   -- Complex study designs
   -- Communication of statistical results
11
 Midterm exam.  Instructions for midterm 2
13
 No reading
 Review exam and discuss projects
18
 No reading
 Maximum likelihood estimation 
20
 Bayesian Supplement, Ch. 1. Final project presentations in labs. Bayesian paradigm:   Prior and posterior distributions
25
 Bayesian Supplement Ch 2, 3 and 5.  Bayesian paradigm:  Normal and binomial model
27
NO CLASS-- THANKSGIVING
Dec. 2
 No reading
 Case Studies: 
   -- Milwaukee school choice study
   -- The 2000 census
4
 No reading
 What is statistics research?
Wrap-up 
14 
 Final Exam,  9:00 AM - noon.   Instructions for Final Exam