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Readings

Weekly readings are all from the course textbook: Tamhane, Ajit C., and Dorothy D. Dunlop. Statistics and Data Analysis from Elementary to Intermediate. Prentice Hall, 2000. A list of books for futher reading on a selection of course topics can be found in related resources.

LEC # TOPICS READINGS
1 Introduction and Collecting Data Chapters 1 and 3
2 Summarizing and Exploring Data Chapter 4
3 Summarizing and Exploring Data Chapter 4
4 Review of Probability Chapter 2
5 Sampling Distributions Chapter 5
6 Basic Concepts of Inference Chapter 6 and pp. 613-618, in preparation for Assignment 4.
7 Inference for Single Samples Chapter 7
8 Inference for Two Samples Chapter 8
9 Inference for Proportion and Count Data Chapter 9
10 Review and Examples  
11 Midterm Exam  
12 Simple Linear Regression and Correlation Chapter 10
13 Simple Linear Regression and Correlation Chapter 10
14 Multiple Linear Regression Chapter 11
15 Multiple Linear Regression

Logistic Regression

Regression Review and Robust Regression
Chapter 11
16 ANOVA - single factor Chapter 12
17 ANOVA - single factor Chapter 12
18 ANOVA - multifactor Chapter 13
19 ANOVA - multifactor Chapter 13
20 Nonparametric Methods Chapter 14
21 Nonparametric Methods Chapter 14
22 Special Topics  
23 Special Topics  
24 Review and Examples  
25 Final Exam