Data Analysis - Spring 2006
Lectures and Reading

   Week              Planned Lecture Topic        Readings      PowerPt Slides    
     1 Course procedures. Statistical Overview, Graphs,
and Distributions.
 
Sections 1.1, 1.2, and
1.3 (start)

   Week1.zip
   Ex 1.26 (SAS)
   Histograms in Excel

     2
The Normal Dstn, Scatterplots, Correlation
and Regression.
Sections 1.3 (finish), 2.1-
2.5

   Week2.zip
   Drawing Normal Curves   

     3
Continuation of Week 2 Topics Chapter 2
   Week3.zip

     4
Correlation & Regression (completion)
 
Complete Chapter 2
   Week4.zip
   Midterm Exam

     5
Midterm Q & A
Midterm Exam  Apr 25 (6-9pm)
Weeks 1 to 4
       

     6
Regression, Binomial Dstn, Normal Approxima-
tion to the Binomial
Section 2.3
Chapter 5

   Week6.zip
Regression Example
Binomial Example

     7
Dstn of the Sample Mean
Confidence Intervals, Significance Tests
Sections 5.2,
6.1-6.3 (start)

   Week7.zip

     8
Confidence Intervals, Significance Tests
Hypothesis Testing (population mean, 1-sample)
Sections 6.1-6.3 (finish),
7.1 

   Week8.zip

     9
Hypothesis Testing (population mean, 2-sample)
Section 7.2
       

   Lec19.ppt

     10
Hypothesis Testing (2-sample t-test)
Section 7.2
   
     11 Final Exam
June 6 (6pm-9pm)
Comprehensive, with
emphasis on material
since midterm.

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The textbook is Introduction to the Practice of Statistics (5th Edition),
Moore and McCabe (W.H. Freeman, 2006).


G. Andrus