Spring 2012 MCS 142
Intro. to Statistics
Tentative Schedule
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Week Dates Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 Feb
6 10
Syllabus
1.1 Looking at Data
1.1 Looking at Data
1.2 Describing Data
1.2 Describing Data 1.3 Normal Distribution
Quiz 1
2 Feb
13 - 17
4.1 Randomness
4.2 Probability Models
4.3 Random Variables 4.4 Mean and Variance 4.4 Mean and Variance
3 Feb
20 - 24
3.1 Design of Experiment 3.1 Design of Experiment 3.2 Sampling Design 3.3 Toward Statisitcal Inference
4 Feb 27
Mar 2
5.1 Sampling Distributions 5.1 Sampling Distributions 5.2 Sampling Distribution 5.2 Sampling Distribution
5 Mar
5 - 9
6.1 Estimating with Confidence 6.1 Estimating with Confidence 7.1 Inference for a Mean 7.1 Inference for a Mean
6 Mar
12 - 16
8.1 Inference for Proportions Quiz 2 6.2 Test of Significance 6.2 Test of Significance
7 Mar
19 - 23
7.1 Inference for a Mean (2) 7.1 Inference for a Mean (2) 7.1 Inference for a Mean (2) 8.1 Inference for Proportions
8 Mar 26 - 30 In Class Excercise In Class Excercise Catch Up
Review
Midterm
9 Apr
2 - 6
Break Break Break Break Break
10 Apr 9 - 13 Break 7.2 Comparing 2 Means 7.2 Comparing 2 Means 7.2 Comparing 2 Means
11 Apr 16 - 20 8.2 Comparing 2 Proportions 8.2 Comparing 2 Proportions Quiz 3
12 Apr 23 - 27 10.1 Simple Linear Regression 10.1 Simple Linear Regression 10.2 More Linear Regression 10.1 More Linear Regression
13 Apr 30
May 4
12.1 Analysis of Variance
ANOVA
12.1 Analysis of Variance
ANOVA
MAYDAY 121. Analysis of Variance
ANOVA
Quiz 4
14 May 7 - 11 TBA TBA Presentations Presentations
15 May
16 - 20
Presentations Presentations Reading
Day