Statistics 5371: Experimental Statistics

Fall 2006 Syllabus

Date / Day / Lecture / Topic / Reference*
8/18 / F / No Lab – Meet Monday in FOSC 116
8/21 / M / 1 / What is Statistics?
Assign HW 1 / OL Chapter 1
8/23 / W / 2 / Surveys and Observational Studies / OL 2.1, 2.2 & 2.4
8/25 / F / Lab 1: Discuss Homework 1
8/28 / M / 3 / Experimental Design
Assign HW 2 / OL 2.3
8/30 / W / 4 / Data Management & SAS Structure / OL 2.5, CS 1
9/1 / F / Lab 2: Introduction to SAS / CS 1, 12, 13
9/4 / M / No Class – Labor Day Holiday
9/6 / W / 5 / Univariate Graphics / OL 3.1 – 3.3
9/8 / F / Lab 3: Univariate Graphics in SAS / CS: 2D, G
9/11 / M / 6 / Measures of Center and Spread
Assign HW 3 / OL 3.4, 3.5
9/13 / W / 7 / Measures of Position and Boxplots / OL 3.6
9/15 / F / Lab 4: SAS GCHART / CS 2 B, C, E, F
9/18 / M / 8 / Bivariate graphics & Summary
Assign HW 4 / OL 3.7
9/20 / W / 9 / Multi-dimensional graphics
Discussion of Projects / Lecture Notes
9/22 / F / Lab 5: SAS GPLOT / None
9/25 / M / 10 / Probability: Definitions and Laws
Assign HW 5 / OL 4.1 – 4.3
9/27 / W / 11 / Bayes’ Rule / OL 4.4 – 4.5
9/29 / F / Lab 6: Getting Project Data into SAS / None
10/2 / M / 12 / Discrete Random Variables & The Binomial / OL 4.6 – 4.9
10/4 / W / 13 / Normal Distribution
Hand Out Exam 1 – Covers Lectures 1-11 / OL 4.10
10/6 / F / No Lab – Exam 1 due
10/9 / M / No Class –Fall Break
10/11 / W / 14 / Random Sampling & Sampling Distributions / OL 4.11 – 4.12
10/13 / F / Lab 7: Checks for Normality in SAS / None
10/16 / M / 15 / Confidence Intervals for Mean
Assign HW 6 / OL 5.1 – 5.3
10/18 / W / 16 / Testing Hypotheses for the Mean / OL 5.4, 5.7
10/20 / F / Lab 8: Hypothesis testing in SAS / CS 6
10/23 / M / 17 / Size and Power of Tests
Assign HW 7 / OL 5.5, 5.6
10/25 / W / 18 / Tests for the Median / OL 5.8
10/27 / F / Lab 9: Power Analysis Using SAS / CS 6
10/30 / M / 19 / CIs & Tests for Paired Data
Assign HW 8 / OL 6.4 – 6.5
11/1 / W / 20 / CI & Tests for Difference in Two Means / OL 6.1 – 6.2
11/3 / F / Lab 10: Two-Sample tests in SAS / CS 6
11/6 / M / 21 / Nonparametric Tests / OL 6.3
11/8 / W / 22 / Choosing a Sample Size
Hand out Exam 2 – Covers Lectures 12 – 19 / OL 6.6
11/10 / F / No Lab: Exam 2 due
11/13 / M / 23 / Introduction to ANOVA
Assign HW 9 / OL 8.1 – 8.2
11/15 / W / 24 / Completely Randomized Designs
Checking Conditions / OL 8.3 – 8.4
11/17 / F / Lab 11: Implementing ANOVA Using SAS / CS 3
11/20 / M / 25 / Alternative Analyses / OL 8.5 – 8.6
11/22 / W / No Class – Thanksgiving Break
11/24 / F
11/27 / M / 26 / Introduction to Multiple Comparisons / OL 9.2 – 9.3
11/29 / W / Final Review Begins / All of the Above
11/30 / TH / Follows Monday Schedule – Final Review / All of the Above

* OL refers to Ott and Longnecker (the course text). CS refers to Cody & Smith. References to Cody & Smith may differ due to edition of the text.

Assessment:

There will be between 5 and 8 homework assignments. These are worth 10% of the final grade.

Labs will be worth 20% of the final grade. Attendance in labs is mandatory.

A final data analysis project will be due at the end of the semester. I will hand out possible projects in mid-September. A choice should be made by the end of September (September 29, to be exact). A rough draft will be due at the end of October, and the final draft will be due the last day of class (November 30). The project is worth 20% of the final grade.

Two mid-term exams and the final will be take-home exams. The mid-term exams will take place from Wednesday, October 4 until Friday, October 6 and from Wednesday, November 8 to Friday, November 10. The final exam will be due on Friday, December 8. Each mid-term exam is worth 15%, and the final is worth 20% of the final grade.

Other Important Information:

Course Texts:

Ott and Longnecker, An Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis, 5th edition. Duxbury Press, 2001.

Cody & Smith, Statistical Design, Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language, 5th edition.

Course meets in FOSC 116 (New Number 155) from 12:00 – 1:00 M W

Course will meet in Fondren Library 108 for lab every Friday unless otherwise announced.