Math 263 -- Introduction to Statistics and Biostatistics

* <2017-12-11 Mon> Final Exam 1--3pm
* <2017-12-08 Fri> Office hour 5--6pm
* <2017-12-07 Thu> Office hour 5--6pm
* <2017-12-06 Wed> Office hour 5--6pm

* <2017-12-04 Mon> WebAssign 12.1 due
* <2017-11-27 Mon> WebAssign 9.1 due
* <2017-11-22 Wed> Project 6 due
* <2017-11-17 Fri> EXAM 3
* <2017-11-13 Mon> Project 5 due
* <2017-11-09 Thu> WebAssign 7.1 due
* <2017-11-03 Fri> WebAssign 8.1, 8.2 due
* <2017-10-30 Mon> Read 8.1
* <2017-10-27 Fri> WebAssign 6.2 due
* <2017-10-24 Tue> Syllabus updated (see calendar)
* <2017-10-23 Mon> Read Sections 6.1, 6.2 of the text
* <2017-10-20 Fri> WebAssign 6.1 due
* <2017-10-18 Wed> <2017-10-20 Fri> Project 4 due
* <2017-10-16 Mon> Office hour at 4:15pm today
* <2017-10-16 Mon> <2017-10-18 Wed> WebAssign 5.1, 5.2 due
* <2017-10-16 Mon> Office hours moved to 4:15pm.
* <2017-10-13 Fri> Office hours moved to noon.
* <2017-10-11 Wed> Read Section 5.2 of text
* <2017-10-09 Mon> Read Section 5.1 of text
* <2017-10-06 Fri> Exam 2
- *Exam 2 topics*
- /Chapter 3/
  1. Surveys, observational studies, controlled experiments.
  2. Experimental design:
     - randomized experiments
     - matched pairs
     - block design
  3. Sample survey
     - simple random sample
     - stratified random sample
  4. Exercises from the book: 3.25, 3.27, 3.59, 3.121,
     3.125.
- /Chapter 4/
  1. Probability models
     - sample space
     - events
     - probability of events: basic rules
  2. Independent events
  3. Probability of unions of events
  4. Conditional probability
  5. Random variables
     - Discrete RV: probabilities of outcomes
     - Continuous RV: density curves
  6. Mean and variance
  7. Exercises from the book: 4.19, 4.23, 4.27, 4.31, 4.39,
     4.49, 4.51, 4.63, 4.75, 4.79, 4.87, 4.133, 4.134,
     4.141.
* <2017-10-06 Fri> Project 2 due in class
* <2017-10-05 Thu> Office hour 4-5pm
* <2017-10-05 Thu> WebAssign 4.3, 4.4 due by 5pm midnight
* <2017-09-29 Fri> Read Sections 4.3, 4.4 of text.
* <2017-09-29 Fri> WebAssign 4.5 due
* <2017-09-27 Wed> Project 2 due
* <2017-09-27 Wed> WebAssign 4.2 due
* <2017-09-21 Thu> Read Section 4.5 of the text.
* <2017-09-18 Mon> Read Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of the text.
* <2017-09-20 Wed> Project 1 due
- You will not be able to edit the spreadsheet directly, but
  should be able to make a copy and work on it.
- You can type the answers to the questions directly on the
  spreadsheet.
- Please print out your project and turn it in on paper.
* <2017-09-18 Mon> <2017-09-19 Tue> WebAssign 3.2, 3.3 due
* <2017-09-13 Wed> Read Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 from the text
* <2017-09-11 Mon> Exam 1 (in class)
- I have put practice problems for Chapters 1 & 2 on
  WebAssign.
* <2017-09-08 Fri> HW3 due
- WebAssign 2.7, including graph
* <2017-09-06 Wed> HW2 due
- WebAssign 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
- 2.3#1: For (a), please turn in your scatter plot on paper.
  For (b), please turn in your work -- show at least the
  means and std devs of both variables, as well as all the
  standardized values.  For (c), you can use a spreadsheet
  like Google Sheets or your calculator.
- 2.3#3(a): Turn in scatter plot.
- 2.4#2(a,b): Please turn in your plots and regression line
  on paper.  I suggest you make sure everything is correct
  on paper before entering numbers into WebAssign.
- I may add some written assignments.  I'll announce these
  by Friday <2017-09-01 Fri>.
* <2017-08-28 Mon> Ch 1 calculator tutorial
* <2017-08-28 Mon> <2017-08-30 Wed> HW1 due
- WebAssign 1.2, 1.3, 1.4.
- Please turn in your graph for Section 1.3 #3.
- Note date has been changed yet again.  This is due to
  various delays.
- I may add spreadsheet assignment too.