This table gives a tentative timetable for the course. Everything in it, including the dates of homeworks and exams, is subject to change.
Chapter, section and problem numbers are from Devore, Probability & Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, Eighth Edition (Brooks-Cole/Cengage, 2012). ISBN 978-0-538-73352-6
| Tuesday | Þursday | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Þursday | |
| Wk01 |
Aug 23
1.1-4.6: Review of Statistical Formalism Practice Problems: 1.39, 1.51, 3.37, 3.39, 3.41, 3.43, 4.17 |
Aug 25
5.1-5.5: Review of Random Samples Practice Problems: 4.29, 5.39, 5.45, 5.55, 5.65, 5.89 |
| Wk02 |
Aug 30
6.1: Definitions & Principles Practice Problems: 6.11, 6.13, 6.17, 6.19 Problem Set 1 (Sec. 1.1-5.5) due |
Sep 1
6.2: Method of Moments & Maximum Likeihood Practice Problems: 6.23, 6.25, 6.29, 6.37 Quiz 1 (Sec. 1.1-5.5) [Note on significant figures] |
| Wk03 |
Sep 6
Chapter 7: Interval Estimation 7.1-7.2: Large-Sample Confidence Intervals Practice Problems: 7.1, 7.5, 7.7, 7.15, 7.19, 7.23, 7.26 |
Sep 8
Chapter 7: Interval Estimation 7.3: Confidence Intervals for Means Practice Problems: 7.29, 7.35, 7.37, 7.41 Problem Set 2 (Sec. 6.1-6.2) due |
| Wk04 |
Sep 13
Chapter 7: Interval Estimation 7.4: Confidence Intervals for Variances Problem Set 3 (Sec. 7.1-7.3) due Practice Problems: 7.43, 7.45, 7.55 |
Sep 15
Chapter 8: Tests of Hypotheseses Based on a Single Sample 8.1-8.2: Hypothesis testing; tests for population mean Practice Problems: 8.1, 8.7, 8.9, 8.13, 8.19, 8.31 |
| Wk05 |
Sep 20
Chapter 8: Tests of Hypotheseses Based on a Single Sample 8.3: Tests for population proportion Problem Set 4 (Sec. 8.1-8.2) due Practice Problems: 8.35, 8.39, 8.43, 8.45 |
Sep 22
Review for Prelim Exam 1 |
| Wk06 |
Sep 27
FIRST PRELIM EXAM (Sec 6.1-8.2) |
Sep 29
Chapter 8: Tests of Hypotheseses Based on a Single Sample 8.4-8.5: P-values and other considerations Practice Problems: 8.49, 8.51, 8.81, 8.87 |
| Wk07 |
Oct 4
Chapter 9: Inferences Based on Two Samples 9.1: Two-sample z tests Problem Set 5 (Sec. 8.3-8.5) due Practice Problems: 9.7 |
Oct 8
Chapter 9: Inferences Based on Two Samples 9.2: Two-sample t tests Practice Problems: 9.17 |
| Wk08 |
Oct 11
No Class (Monday Schedule) |
Oct 13
Chapter 9: Inferences Based on Two Samples 9.3: Analysis of paired data Problem Set 6 (Sec. 9.1-9.2) due Practice Problems: |
| Wk09 |
Oct 18
Chapter 9: Inferences Based on Two Samples 9.4: Difference between population proportions Practice Problems: 9.49, 9.55, 9.57 |
Oct 20
Chapter 9: Inferences Based on Two Samples 9.5: Two population variances Practice Problems: 9.59, 9.61, 9.65 |
| Wk10 |
Oct 25
Chapter 12: Simple Linear Regression and Correlation Problem Set 7 (Sec. 9.3-9.5) due 12.1-12.2: Linear regression Practice Problems: 12.9, 12.11, 12.17, 12.19 |
Oct 27
Chapter 12: Simple Linear Regression and Correlation 12.3: Inferences about parameters Practice Problems: 12.31, 12.79 |
| Wk11 |
Nov 1
Chapter 12: Simple Linear Regression and Correlation 12.4: Prediction of future values Practice Problems: 12.45, 12.53 Problem Set 8 (Sec. 12.1-12.3) due |
Nov 3
Review for Prelim Exam 2 |
| Wk12 |
Nov 8
SECOND PRELIM EXAM (Sec 8.3-9.5 & 12.1-12.3) |
Nov 10
Chapter 12: Simple Linear Regression and Correlation 12.5 & 13.1: Correlation and Residuals Practice Problems: 12.59, 12.83 |
| Wk13 |
Nov 15
Chapter 14: Goodness-of-Fit Tests and Categorical Data Analysis 14.1: Chi-squared testing Problem Set 9 (Sec. 12.4-13.1) due Practice Problems: 14.1, 14.3 |
Nov 17
Chapter 14: Goodness-of-Fit Tests and Categorical Data Analysis 14.2: Chi-squared testing with estimated parameters Practice Problems: 14.15, 14.17 |
| Wk14 |
Nov 22
Chapter 14: Goodness-of-Fit Tests and Categorical Data Analysis 14.3: Two-Way Contingency Tables Practice Problems: 14.27, 14.34, 14.35, 14.41 Problem Set 10 (Sec. 14.1-14.2) due |
Nov 24
No Class (Thanksgiving) |
| Wk15 |
Nov 29
Chapter 15: Distribution-Free Procedures 15.2: Nonparametric Tests Problem Set 11 (Sec. 14.3) due Practice Problems: 15.11, 15.13 |
Dec 1
Chapter 15: Distribution-Free Procedures 15.3: Nonparametric confidence intervals Practice Problems: 15.21, 15.35 |
| Wk16 |
Dec 6
Review Problem Set 12 (Sec. 15.2-15.3) due |
Dec 8
Review for Final Exam |
Last Modified: 2016 November 28
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