MCS 142 Tentative Schedule, Fall Semester 2003

 

Week

Dates

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

1

Sept. 4-5

 

 

Introduction
 

1.1 Data:
graphs

2

Sept. 8-13

1.1
 

1.2 Numerical
summaries

1.2
 

1.3 Density
curves

3

Sept. 15-19

1.3 Normal
distributions

1.3 & 2.1
Scatterplots

2.1 & 2.2
Correlation

2.2 & 2.3
 

4

Sept. 22-26

2.3
Regression

2.4
Cautions

9.1 Two-way
tables

2.5
Causation

5

9/29-10/3

Review
 

Exam 1
 

3.1 "Producing"
data

3.2
Experiments

6

Oct. 6-10

3.3
Sampling

Nobel
Conference

3.4 Statistical
inference

4.1
Randomness

7

Oct. 13-16

4.2 Probability
models

4.3 Random
variables

Calculus &
densities
Project #1 due

Reading
Break

8

Oct. 21-24

Reading
Break

Means &
variances

Calculus &
means ...

LLN
Project 2
Teams & ideas

9

Oct. 27-31

Probability
review

Exam 2
 

5.1 Sampling
distributions

5.1 Counts & proportions
Preliminary proposal

10

Nov. 3-7

5.2 Sample
mean

5.2
 

6.1 Confidence
intervals
Final proposal

6.1 CI for mean

6.2 Testing
hypotheses

11

Nov. 10-14

6.2 Tests of
significance

6.2, 6.3 Use/abuse
of tests

7.1 Inference
for the mean

7.1
 

12

Nov. 17-21

7.2 Comparing
two means

7.2
 

Review
 

Exam 3
 

13

Nov. 24-25

8.1 Test of a
proportion

8.2 Two
Proportions
Data report

Thanksgiving

Break

14

Dec. 1-5

8.2
 

9.2 Inference:
2-way tables

9.2
 
Preliminary report

9.3
Chi-square

15

Dec. 8-12

10.1 Inference
for regression

12.1
ANOVA

Wrap-up
 
Final report

Review
 

16

Dec. 15-18

 

Final Exam
Wed., Dec. 17, 3:30-5:30
SSC 200

 

Last updated 9/15/03