STAT 100B: Introduction to Statistics

Course Syllabus | Weekly Schedule | Open Source Textbook | Labs

Note: This schedule may change throughout the term. Check back periodically for updates.

Week 0: Introductions, Basic R
September 27 No lab or discussion this week.
Slides (Course Intro, Normal Distribution Refresher)
Student Survey due October 1 at 11:59 pm.
Homework 1 due October 3.
Week 1: Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing
September 30 Slides (Sampling Distribution Refresher)
Lab 1: Introduction to R and RStudio
October 2 Slides (Hypothesis Tests for One-Sample Means)
October 4 Slides (Hypothesis Tests for Paired Samples)
Homework 2 due October 10.
Week 2: Difference of Two Means
October 7 Slides (Hypothesis Tests for Two-Sample Means)
Lab 2: Confidence Intervals
October 9 Slides (Statistical Power for Difference of Means)
October 11 Slides (Power and Sample Size Calculations)
Homework 3 due October 17.
Week 3: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
October 14 Slides (Motivating the ANOVA)
Lab 3: The T Test
October 16 Slides (ANOVA)
October 18 Slides (Multiple Comparisons)
Homework 4 due October 24.
Week 4: Simple Experimental Designs
October 21Slides (Intro and Randomized Block Design)
Lab 4: ANOVA
Extra Credit
October 23Slides (Factorial Design)
October 25Slides (Tukey's Method)
Homework 5 due October 31.
Week 5: Simple Linear Regression
October 28Slides (Introduction to Regression Concepts)
Lab Activity
October 30No Lab B meeting this week.
Slides (Least Squares Regression)
November 1MIDTERM (Topics)
Provided Formulas and Tables
Homework 6 due November 7.
Week 6: Simple Linear Regression
November 4Slides (Categorical Predictors and Regression Diagnostics)
Lab 5: Data Visualization in R
November 6Slides (Inference for Linear Regression)
Textbook supplement: Confidence Intervals
November 8Slides (Introduction to Multiple Linear Regression)
Homework 7 due November 14.
Week 7: Multiple Linear Regression
November 11CAMPUS CLOSED - Veterans Day
No Lab A meeting this week.
November 13Slides (Goodness-of-Fit and Model Selection)
Lab 6: Simple Linear Regression (due by the end of your Week 8 Lab A)
November 15Slides (Model Selection and Assumptions)
Homework 8 due November 21.
Week 8: Multiple Linear Regression
November 18Slides (Interactions and Nonlinear Trends)
Textbook supplement: Interaction Effects
Textbook supplement: Nonlinear Relationships
November 20Slides (Nonlinear Trends and Case Study)
Lab 7: Multiple Linear Regression (due by the end of your Week 9 Lab A)
R code for in-lecture case study
November 22Slides (Introduction to Logistic Regression)
Journal article on the data from Section 9.5
Homework 9 due December 5.
Week 9: Logistic Regression
November 25Slides (Logistic Regression)
November 27Class Canceled
No Lab B meeting or discussion this week.
November 29CAMPUS CLOSED - Enjoy your long weekend!
Week 10: Introduction to Nonparametric Tests and Simulations
December 2Slides (The Sign Test)
Extra Credit
Lab 8: Simulations
December 4Class Canceled
Discussion: Exam Review (come with questions!)
December 6Slides (The Signed Rank Test)
FINALS
December 10Extra Office Hours* 12/10 1-3 PM
*Since we've had to cancel multiple classes, these office hours will double as exam review.
December 11The final exam is scheduled for Wednesday, December 11, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Final Exam Practice Problems