Stat 2000, Section 001 - Introduction to Statistical Methods (Fall 2002)

• 0) Lecture Notes.
  
  
• 1) Stat 2000 Curriculum Fall 2002. (8/19/2002)
  
  
• 2) Statistics is fun! If you don't think so, better check this Web site first:
  http://www.ilstu.edu/~gcramsey/Gallery.html (8/19/2002)
  
  
• 3) Homework 1 (due 9/11/2002). (9/4/2002)
  
  
• 4) Tutoring Labs. (9/5/2002)
  
  
• 5) Homework 2 (due 9/18/2002). (9/11/2002)
  
  
• 6) Homework 3 (due 9/25/2002). (9/18/2002)
  
  
• 7) Homework 4 (due 10/2/2002 - but recommended before Friday as a preparation for Midterm 1). (9/23/2002)
  
  
• 8) Here are Midterm 1 and the solutions for Midterm 1 from the last Stat 2000 course I taught at Utah State University in the Fall of 2001. That course was very similar to our course. However, I may have added something or omitted something when comparing our course with the Fall 2001 course. Exams may also not be matching entirely since there is some variation on the time needed to cover a particular topic in class such that it can happen that something may show up in Midterm 1 one year and only in Midterm 2 the other year. (9/23/2002)
  
  
• 9) The help session (for Midterm 1) will take place on Thursday 9/26/2002 from 4pm to 5pm in Geology 302. And don't forget Midterm 1 this Friday, 9/27/2002, from 8:30am to 9:20am in our regular classroom. (9/23/2002)
  
  
• 10) You are allowed to use a calculator and a 2-sided note sheet for the midterm exams and the final. You are not allowed to use the textbook and the full set of lecture notes and handouts. A normal table will be provided. (9/25/2002)
  
  
• 11) Finally, here is the solution to Question 3 of Homework 3 (the WebStat question). (9/27/2002)
  
  
• 12) Homework 5 (due 10/9/2002). (10/2/2002)
  
  
• 13) Homework 6 (due 10/16/2002). (10/9/2002)
  
  
• 14) Here are Midterm 2, solutions for Midterm 2, Final, and solutions for Final from the last Stat 2000 course I taught at Utah State University in the Fall of 2001. That course was very similar to our course. However, I may have added something or omitted something when comparing our course with the Fall 2001 course. Exams may also not be matching entirely since there is some variation on the time needed to cover a particular topic in class such that it can happen that something may show up in Midterm 1 one year and only in Midterm 2 the other year. (10/11/2002)
  
  
• 15) Homework 7 (due 10/23/2002). (10/14/2002)
  
  
• 16) Homework 8 (due 10/30/2002). (10/23/2002)
  
  
• 17) The help session (for Midterm 2) will take place on Thursday 10/31/2002 from 3pm to 5pm in Business 315. And don't forget Midterm 2 this Friday, 11/1/2002, from 8:30am to 9:20am in our regular classroom. (10/28/2002)
  
  
• 18) Homework 9 (due 11/6/2002 - but recommended before Friday as a preparation for Midterm 2). (10/28/2002)
  
  
• 19) Homework 10 (due 11/13/2002). [sorry - I got it ready on Monday and then forgot to post it on the Web :-[ (11/8/2002)
  
  
• 20) Homework 11 (due 11/20/2002). (11/11/2002)
  
  
• 21) Homework 12 (due 12/2/2002). (11/18/2002)
  
  
• 22) Homework 13 (due 12/4/2002). (11/18/2002)
  
  
• 23) Study Guide. (12/2/2002)
  
  
• 24) Still grading the Final on Sunday 12/15/02, 11pm... Give me at least another 24 hours to finish. Grades will hopefully be posted here late on Monday or early on Tuesday morning. Sorry for the delay... (12/15/02)
  
  
• 25) Here are the scores for Homework 1 through 13, the sum of the 12 best Homeworks, Midterm 1 & 2, the Final, and the TOTAL and GRADE: Stat 2000, Section 001 SCORES.
  
  There is no name, SSN, or any other identification on this page. You need to know (or guess) what your scores for Midterm 1 & 2 are to identify your TOTAL and GRADE.
  
  If you cannot identify yourself or if some numbers are incorrect, please e-mail me as soon as possible. However, you have to provide me with your original Midterm or Homework (just claiming you had 10 more points in a particular Homework is not enough - you really have to show me this score).
  
  The final was worth 30% of the overall grade. This means that 300 points was the maximum possible score in the final. Overall, there was a maximum of 1000 points to be obtained this semester.
  
  Final grade cutoffs were similar to the cutoffs used throughout the semester for the Midterms. This means: below 50%: F, above 50%: D, above 56%: D+, above 62%: C-, above 67%: C, above 70%: C+, above 74%: B-, above 79%: B, above 82%: B+, above 86%: A-, and above 88%: A. I typically awarded the next higher grade if someone was within 1 to 3 points of the next highest cutoff, e.g., 858 = 85.8% was still an A- (and not a B+).
  
  Please e-mail in case of any questions. (12/17/2002).