Note that as the class progresses, daily notes and discussions are available by navigating using a class session index
Week
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Topics |
Assigned readings/assignments due |
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1 Jan 18, 20, 22 |
Introduction to Quantitative Research and Statistical Analysis |
Chapter 1
Exercises: 1,7,8,17,19,and 22 |
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2 Jan 25, 27, 29 |
Descriptive Statistics
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Chapters 2 & 3
Exercises: Ch.2; 5, 9, 11,16,18, 27, & 33
Ch 3; 2,5,7,9,17,21,30,31,48 |
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3 Feb 1, 3, 5 |
Review Feb 1
Expository Exam 1 Feb 3rd (20%)
First set of homework due Feb 5th (5%)
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Chapters 1-3 .................... |
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4 Feb 8, 10, 12 |
Probability Theory |
Chapter 4
Exercises: 11,13,18,22,26,36,43,54, & 56 |
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5 Feb 15, 17, 19 |
Discrete Probability Distributions |
Chapters 5
Exercises: 13,15,28,29,32,41,43, & 52 |
| 6 Feb 22, 24, 26 |
Continuous Probability Distributions |
Chapter 6
Exercises: 2,17,21,23,27,29,31,& 45 |
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7 March 1, 3, 5 |
Classroom synthesis over probability
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(Materials to be developed) |
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8 March 8, 10 , 12 |
Review on March 8
Expository Exam 2 on March 10 (20%)
Second set of homework due on March 12 (5%)
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Chapters 4, 5, 6 ................... |
9 March 15, 17, 19
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Spring Break
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10 March 22, 24, 26 |
Sampling and Sampling Distributions
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Chapter 7
Exercises: 15,17,21,26,28,30,38, & 47 |
11 March 29, 31 April 2
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Estimation Theory |
Chapter 8
Exercises: 8,10,14,16,17,23,28,33,& 45 |
12 April 5, 7, 9
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Hypothesis Testing |
Chapter 9
Exercises: 16,18,19,20,22,33,34, 38,40, and 65 |
13, April 12, 14, 16
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Review on April 12
Expository Exam 3 on April 14th (20%)
Third set of homework due on April 16th (5%)
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Chapters 7, 8 and 9 .................. |
14 April 19, 1, 23
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Statistical Inference about Means and Proportions With two Populations |
Chapter 10: Exercises: 4,14,18,29,38, & 39 |
15 April 26, 28 30
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Simple Linear Regression and Correlation Analysis |
Chapter 14
Exercises: 2,3,7,20,24,25, & 65 |
16 May 3, 5, 7
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May 3rd: Student small group or individual project due (10%)
May 5: Final Synthesis of complete semester
May 7th Forth set of Homework (5%)
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(Materials to be developed)
Note, no test over 7, 8, 9, 10 means grade comes from projects and homework
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May 10 - 14
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Final Exams (10%)
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Final exams will be expository on topics of the individual students choice.
Grade depends on the quality of the topics and the quality of the exposition.
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