Stat 1601 Course Outline

LESSON 0. INTRODUCTION: DEFINITION AND USES OF STATISTICS
PRESENTATION

PART I

LESSON 1. LOOKING AT DATA: DISTRIBUTIONS

1. Displaying Distributions
2. Describing Distributions
3. The Normal Distributions
PRESENTATION

Due Date: September 14, 2009

LESSON 2. LOOKING AT DATA: RELATIONSHIPS

1. Scatterplots
2. Correlations
3. Least-Squares Regression
4. Cautions about Regression and Correlation
5. Two-Way Tables
6. The Question of Causation
PRESENTATION

Due Date: September 21, 2009

LESSON 3. PRODUCING DATA

Introduction: First Steps
1. Design of Experiments
2. Sampling Design
3. Toward Statistical Inference
4. Ethics
PRESENTATION

Due Date: September 24, 2009

Due Date: September 28, 2009

PART II

LESSON 4. THE STUDY OF RANDOMNESS

1. Randomness
2. Probability Models
3. Random Variables
4. Mean and Variances of Random Variables
5. Probability Rules
PRESENTATION

Due Date: October 5, 2009

LESSON 5. SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS

1. Counts and Proportions
2. Sample Means
PRESENTATION

Due Date: October 19, 2009

Due Date: October 26, 2009

PART III

LESSON 6. INTRODUCTION TO INFERENCE

1. Estimating with Confidence
2. Tests of Significance
3. Use and Abuse of Tests
4. Power of a Test
PRESENTATION

LESSON 7. INFERENCE FOR DISTRIBUTIONS

1. Inference for the Mean of a Population
2. Comparing Two Means
PRESENTATION

Due Date: November 9, 2009

LESSON 8. INFERENCE FOR PROPORTIONS

1. Inference for a Single Proportion
2. Comparing Two Proportions
PRESENTATION

Due Date: November 16, 2009

Due Date: November 30, 2009

PART IV

LESSON 9. INFERENCE FOR CONTINGENCY TABLES

1. Inference for Two-way Tables
2. Models for Two-way Tables
3. Goodness of Fit
PRESENTATION

Due Date: December 7, 2009

LESSON 10. INFERENCE FOR REGRESSION

1. Simple Linear Regression
PRESENTATION

LESSON 11. ONE-WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE

1. Inference on One-Way Analysis of Variance
PRESENTATION

Due Date: December 11, 2009

Due Date: December 18, 2009

Designed by Engin A. Sungur & Jon Anderson