Schedule
| Date | Topic | Book Sections* | Slides** | Data | Supplementary Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | Intro. & Basic Stat. & Prob. Rvw. | Syl., 1.2, 1.4, 1.5 | slides | data | - Video: The NBA Data Scientist - Video: Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years - IMS: Introduction to data |
| Aug 21 | Basic Stat. & Prob. Rvw. | 1.8, 3.3 (omit Chebyshev), 3.4, 3.5 | slides | data | - Video: Data Basics: Observations, Variable, and Data Matrices - Video: Summarizing and Graphing Numerical Data - Video: Exploring Categorical Data -IMS: Exploratory data analysis |
| Aug 23 | Basic Stat. & Prob. Rvw. | 6.2, t Dist. Supplement | slides | . | - Video: Normal Distribution |
| Aug 26 | Int. Est. Rvw. | 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 | slides | . | - Video: Point Estimates and Sampling Variability - Video: Confidence Intervals - Video: Inferences for Proportions - Video: t-distribution - Video: Inference for one mean - IMS: Inference with mathematical models - IMS: Confidence intervals with bootstrapping - IMS: Inference for a single proportion -IMS: Inference for a single mean |
| Aug 28 | Hyp. Testing Rvw. | 9.1, 9.2, 9.4, 9.5 | slides | . | - Video: Hypothesis Testing Fundamentals - IMS: Hypothesis testing with randomization - MD: Hypothesis Testing |
| Aug 30 | Hyp. Testing Rvw. | 11.1, 11.2 | slides | data | - Blog: There is Still Only One Test - Nature: Statisticians issue warning over misuse of P-values - ASA: Statement on Statistical Significance and p-values |
| Sep 1 | Homework 1 due date | Basic Stat. & Prob. Rvw. | . | . | . |
| Sep 2 | Labor Day | No class | . | . | . |
| Sep 3 | Quiz 1 | Review Material (Chs. 1 – 12) | . | . | . |
| Sep 4 | No class | No class | . | . | . |
| Sep 6 | Analysis of Variance | 13.1, 13.2 | slides | data | - Video: ANOVA Introduction - Video: Conditions for ANOVA - Video: Multiple comparisons -IMS: Inference for comparing many means |
| Sep 8 | Homework 2 due date | Int. Est. & Hyp. Testing Rvw. | . | . | . |
| Sep 9 | Simple Regression | 14.1 | slides | data | - Video: Line Fitting, Residuals, and Correlation - Video: Fitting a Line with Least Squares Regression - Video: Least Squares Regression - Video: Types of Outliers in Linear Regression - Video: Inference for Linear Regression -IMS: Linear regression with a single predictor -IMS: Inference for linear regression with a single predictor |
| Sep 11 | Simple Regression | 14.2, 14.3 | slides | . | . |
| Sep 13 | Simple Regression | 14.4, 14.5 | slides | . | . |
| Sep 16 | Simple Regression | 14.6, 14.7 | slides | . | . |
| Sep 18 | Simple Regression | 14.8 | slides | . | . |
| Sep 20 | Simple Regression | 14.9 | slides | . | . |
| Sep 22 | Homework 3 due date | Simple Regression | |||
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| Sep 23 | Multiple Regression | 15.1 | slides | data | - Video: Introduction to Multiple Regression - Video: Model Selection in Multiple Regression - Video: Checking Multiple Regression Diagnostics Using Graphs -IMS: Linear regression with multiple predictors -IMS: Inference for linear regression with multiple predictors |
| Sep 25 | Multiple Regression | 15.2 | slides | . | . |
| Sep 27 | Multiple Regression | Midterm 1 Review | . | . | . |
| Sep 30 | Midterm 1 (6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, UC 114) | Analysis of Variance and Simple Regression | . | . | . |
| Oct 2 | Multiple Regression | 15.3, 15.4 | slides | . | . |
| Oct 4 | Multiple Regression | 15.5, 15.6 | slides | . | . |
| Oct 6 | Homework 4 due date | Multiple Regression Pt. 1 | . | . | . |
| Oct 7-8 | Oct Break | No Class | . | . | . |
| Oct 9 | Multiple Regression | 15.7 | slides | . | . |
| Oct 11 | Multiple Regression | 15.8 | slides | . | . |
| Oct 14 | Quiz 2 | Multiple Regression | . | . | . |
| Oct 16 | Model Building | 16.1 | slides | data | - Video: Model Selection in Multiple Regression - IMS: Model Selection - IMS: Multicollinearity - IMS: Cross-validation for prediction error |
| Oct 18 | Model Building | 16.2 | slides | . | . |
| Oct 21 | Model Building | 16.3, 16.4 | slides | . | . |
| Oct 23 | Homework 5 due date | Multiple Regression Pt. 2 | . | . | . |
| Oct 23 | Logistic Regression | Supplement in Brightspace and Slides | slides | . | - Video: Basic Ideas of Logistic Regression - IMS: Logistic regression - IMS: Inference for logistic regression |
| Oct 25 | Logistic Regression | Supplement in Brightspace and Slides | slides | . | . |
| Oct 28 | Midterm 2 Review | Mult. Regr. Model Bldg Log. Regr. | . | . | . |
| Oct 29 | Homework 6 due date | Logistic Regression | . | . | . |
| 31 | Midterm 2 (6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, UC 114) | Mult. Regr. Model Bldg Log. Regr. | . | . | . |
| Nov 1 | Time Series | 17.1 | slides | data | Video: Time Series Forecast Using Forecast Sheet in Excel |
| Nov 4 | Time Series | 17.2, 17.3 | slides | . | . |
| Nov 6 | Time Series | 17.4, 17.5 | slides | . | . |
| Nov 8 | Time Series | 17.6 | slides | . | . |
| Nov 10 | Homework 7 due date | Time Series | . | . | . |
| Nov 11 | No class | No class | . | . | . |
| Nov 12 | Quiz 3 | Time Series | . | . | . |
| Nov 13 | Quality Control | 19.1 | slides | . | . |
| Nov 15 | Quality Control | 19.2, 19.3 | slides | . | . |
| Nov 18 | Decision Analysis | 20.1 | slides | . | Video: Bayes theorem, the geometry of changing beliefs |
| Nov 20 | Decision Analysis | 20.2 | slides | . | . |
| Nov 22 | Decision Analysis | 20.3, 20.4 | slides | . | . |
| Nov 25 | Asynchronous Class | Video or set of videos and activity. | Posted at Brightspace. | . | . |
| Nov 27-30 | Thanksgiving Break | No Class | . | . | . |
| Dec 1 | Homework 8 due date | Quality Control and Decision Analysis | . | . | . |
| Dec 2 | Final Exam Review | Cumulative | . | . | . |
| Dec 4 | Final Exam Review | Cumulative | . | . | . |
| Dec 6 | Final Exam Preparation | No Class | . | . | . |
| TBD | Final Exam | Cumulative | . | . | . |
*Section Numbers refer to sections in the course textbook.
** Course material adapted from the textbook and previous course editions to better fit our curriculum. Thanks to Professor Jen Tang for guidance and for generously sharing the materials.