Stat 2000, Section 001 - Introduction to Statistical Methods (Spring 2000)

• 1) Stat 2000 Curriculum Spring 2000. (1/10/2000)
  
  
• 2) Statistics is fun! If you don't think so, better check this Web site first:
  http://www.ilstu.edu/~gcramsey/Gallery.html (1/13/2000)
  
  
• 3) Homework 1 (due 1/24/2000). (1/13/2000)
  
  
• 4) Homework 2 (due 1/31/2000). (1/21/2000)
  
  
• 5) Homework 3 (due 2/7/2000). (1/31/2000)
  
  
• 6) You can take a look at old quizzes and finals from my two Stat 250 classes I taught at George Mason University. These classes have a lot in common with our current Stat 2000 class. However, there are a lot of differences. First, we are using a different textbook, but the topics remain the same. Then, there may be material we discussed in our Stat 2000 class that has not been discussed in my old Stat 250 classes. Similarly, there are things that have been discussed in my old Stat 250 classes we have not discussed so far (or will not discuss at all) in our Stat 2000 class. Also note that there have been 3 quizzes and one final in those Stat 250 classes while we only have 2 quizzes and a final so the material examined in quizzes does not exactly match. Anyway, I think it is a very good preparation for our Stat 2000 quizzes (and also the final) to look at some of these old quizzes and finals. If you are interested in solutions for the 1999 quizzes and the final, go to the Stat 250 Web page from 1999.
  
  And here is the place where to find the old exams:
  http://www.math.usu.edu/~symanzik/teaching/2000_stat2000/oldexams
  (2/5/2000)
  
  
• 7) The help session (for Quiz 1) will take place on Tuesday 2/8/2000 from 5pm to 7pm in AnSci 315. And don't forget Quiz 1 this Friday, 2/11/2000, from 1:30pm to 2:20pm in our regular classroom. (2/7/2000)
  
  
• 8) Homework 4 (due 2/14/2000 - but recommended before Friday as a preparation for Quiz 1). (2/7/2000)
  
  
• 9) Homework 5 (due 2/23/2000). (2/10/2000)
  
  
• 10) Homework 6 (due 2/28/2000). (2/18/2000)
  
  
• 11) Homework 7 (due 3/6/2000). (2/28/2000)
  
  
• 12) Homework 8 (due 3/22/2000). (3/6/2000)
  
  
• 13) Homework 9 (due 3/27/2000 - but recommended before Friday as a preparation for Quiz 2). (3/19/2000)
  
  
• 14) The help session (for Quiz 2) will take place on Tuesday 3/21/2000 from 5pm to 7pm in FL 109. And don't forget Quiz 2 this Friday, 3/24/2000, from 1:30pm to 2:20pm in our regular classroom. (3/20/2000)
  
  
• 15) Homework 10 (due 4/3/2000). (3/27/2000)
  
  
• 16) Change of room: Please note that the lecture on Wednesday 4/5/2000 will take place in Education 131 and the lecture on Friday 4/7/2000 will take place in Geology 405. These are electronic classrooms where we can use statistical software packages on the Web and use Microsoft Excel on a PC. Also note that these lectures will we taught by Dr. Vukasinovic. (4/2/2000)
  
  
• 17) Homework 11 (due 4/12/2000). (4/3/2000)
  
  
• 18) Homework 12 (due 4/21/2000). (4/13/2000)
  
  
• 19) As I mentioned in class earlier today, I will be teaching a "Web-Based Statistics" class during the first summer session. If you liked the Web-Based tools we used in our homework assignments, want to experiment with additional statistical tools (similar to Statlets) on the Web, and learn about other topics on Statistics and the Web, then check the Web at
  http://www.math.usu.edu/~symanzik/teaching/2000_stat5810/web_ad.html
  for more details and contact me in case of any question. (4/14/2000)
  
  
• 20) Extra Credit (Parts 1 to 4) (due 4/26/2000). (4/14/2000)
  
  
• 21) The Final will take place on Thursday, 5/4/2000, from 12:00noon to 1:50pm in our regular classroom.
  
  You are allowed to bring your calculator and a 2-sided note sheet. All required tables (Standard Normal, Random Digits, etc.) will be provided.
  
  The final will be comprehensive. You should expect that about 1/3 of the final will cover recent material that was not part of any of the previous 2 quizzes and about 2/3 of the final will cover material discussed up to Quiz 2. Note that we discussed a lot of material that is not included in the textbook. You also should be able to read and interpret a Statlets or Excel output. (4/17/2000)
  
  
• 22) Homework 13 (due 4/26/2000). (4/19/2000)
  
  
• 23) Extra Credit (Part 5) (due 4/28/2000). (4/23/2000)
  
  
• 24) Due to several requests, I agreed to generally extend the due date for all 5 Extra Credit questions until Friday, 4/28/2000. Even if you already turned in some of the Extra Credit questions today, you still may work on additional questions until Friday. (4/26/2000)
  
  
• 25) Last help session: As announced in class, our last help session will be during our regular lecture time on Friday, 4/28/2000. We will not discuss any new material then. If you have any questions regarding some of the homework assignments or some general questions, you should definitely attend.
  
  I will be out of town Saturday 4/29/2000 through Tuesday 5/2/2000 and most likely will not even have e-mail access during those days. The last possibility to answer questions (before the final) will be during extended office hours on Wednesday 5/3/2000 from 2-4pm in my office in Lund (room 325). (4/26/2000)
  
  
• 26) Several people asked for some review questions. If I have some time left before my departure on Saturday (currently, highest priority has the preparation of the final), I will post them on this Web site before Saturday morning. In any case, it might be a good idea to work on Quizzes and Finals of my Stat 250 classes at George Mason University - but read the warning posted under 6) above. (4/26/2000)