Statistics 7 - Fall 2009

Department of Statistics

University of California, Irvine

Welcome to the homepage for Statistics 7: Basic Statistics

Class Time

Lecture	Discussion
100 Engineering Lecture Hall Mon, Wed, Fri 1:00 - 1:50pm	134 Steinhaus Hall 1)Mon 3:00 - 3:50pm 2)Mon 4:00 - 4:50pm 3)Mon 5:00 - 5:50pm 4)Mon 6:00 - 6:50pm

How, when and where to find us:

Professor Jessica Utts	TA (Sections 1 and 2): Yan He	TA (Sections 3 and 4): Thao Duong
2212 Donald Bren Hall (DBH)	2013 Donald Bren Hall	2013 or 2032 Donald Bren Hall (See below for room)
(949) 824-0649	no phone	no phone
jutts_at_uci.edu	yhe_at_uci.edu	ttduong_at_uci.edu
Mon Nov 2, Nov 16, Nov 23: 10:30-12 Mon Oct 26, Nov 9, Nov 30: 9:30-11 Tues 2-4pm or by appointment	Mon, 5-6pm Thurs, 2:00 - 4:00pm	Mon, 3-5pm in 2032 DBH Fri, 2:00-3:00pm in 2013 DBH

Office hours by day:

Mon, 9:30-11 or 10:30-12 (Utts; see above for dates)
3-5 (Duong), 5-6 (He)

Tues, 2-4 (Utts)

Thurs, 2-4 (He)

Fri, 2-3 (Duong)

Links to Resources (News stories about statistical studies, Surveys and polls, Interactive learning tools, Statistics jokes, etc.)

Register your iclicker to receive credit for clicker questions! Even if you registered it last year, you need to do it again each fall. "Student ID" is your 8-digit UCI ID number.

Instruction and Resources for R and R Commander

Data sets and Descriptions

Announcements

Known typos in Mind On Statistics, 3rd edition

Syllabus and selected material from class lectures

Homework Solutions (The solutions will be posted the day after homework is due.)

Sample Exams and Practice Problems

Midterm 1 will be a mix of free response and multiple choice questions. Here are samples of both types:
Sample Midterm 1 Free Response Exam and Key
Sample Midterm 1 Multiple Choice Questions and Key

Midterm 2 will be a mix of free response and multiple choice questions. Here are samples of both types:
Sample Midterm 2 Free Response Exam and Key
Sample Midterm 2 Multiple Choice Questions and Key

Practice Problems for Chapters 7 to 9 (Added as we cover each chapter)
Chapter 7: #9, 15, 19, 35, 36, 41, 48, 54, 55, 78; Solutions
Chapter 8: #3, 10, 14, 20, 31, 34, 35, 40, 48a, 55, 56, 66; Solutions
Chapter 9: #2, 5, 9, 10, 18, 24, 31, 36, 45, 48a, 61, 65, 85cd, 90; Solutions

The final exam will include 30 points of free response questions on material covered since the 2nd midterm, and 35 multiple choice questions worth 2 points each from material covered anytime in the course. Here are samples of both types:
Sample Final Exam Free Response Questions and Key
Sample Final Exam Multiple Choice Questions and Key

Exam Keys (The keys will be posted shortly after each exam has been given.)

Midterm 1 Keys - note that your exam may have had the questions in a different order than in these keys.
Key to Midterm 1, Version that started with Roper poll on the stock market
Key to Midterm 1, Version that started with NBC poll on greenhouse gases

Midterm 2 Keys - note that your exam may have had the questions in a different order than in these keys.
Key to Midterm 2, Version that had poll on sliding scale for tuition in California
Key to Midterm 2, Version that had poll on raising taxes to pay for higher education

Key to Final Exam

Homework assignments and dates for Assignment Weeks #1 to #9:

Lecture# and Date	Sections Covered (Tentative schedule, updated after each class)	Date HW Due	Assignment (or discussion topic)
Assignment Week #1
1. Fri. Sept 25	Chapter 1 and 2.1 to 2.3; READ Chapter 1	Fri. Oct. 2	1.10 (p. 9-10), 2.20 (p. 59)
2. Mon. Sept 28	2.4 to 2.6	Fri. Oct. 2	2.40a, 2.54
Mon. Sept 28 Disc.	Hands on team project, participation points awarded		Discussion: Relationships in two-way tables
3. Wed. Sept 30	2.7; Using R Commander	Fri. Oct. 2	2.81, 2.85
Assignment Week #2
4. Fri. Oct 2	5.1 and 5.2	Fri. Oct. 9	5.18, 5.76 (data on CD or http://www.ics.uci.edu/~jutts/7/oldfaithful.txt)
5. Mon. Oct 5	5.3 and 5.4	Fri. Oct. 9	5.40 (For plot, use computer or do by hand)
Mon. Oct. 5 Disc.	Learn R Commander, NO participation points awarded		Discussion: R Commander
6. Wed. Oct 7	6.1 to 6.3; READ "Misleading Statistics...", pgs 201-202, on your own.	Fri. Oct. 9	6.12, 6.36
Assignment Week #3
7. Fri. Oct 9	6.4	Fri. Oct. 16	6.40, 15.10 (yes, Chapter 15) - use R, Excel, or (tediously) by hand
8. Mon. Oct 12	Chapter 3	Fri. Oct. 16	3.23b, 3.63a to d
Mon. Oct 12 Disc.	Hands on team project, participation points awarded		Discussion: Impaired functioning and relative risk
9. Wed. Oct 14	Chapter 4 and Section 5.5	Fri. Oct. 16	4.5c, 4.39, 5.51
10. Fri. Oct 16	Catch up and Review	No assignment
11. Mon. Oct 19	First Midterm, on Chapters 1 to 6	No assignment
Mon. Oct 19 Disc.	Cancelled - relax after midterm!		No discussion class
Assignment Week #4
12. Wed. Oct 21	7.1 to 7.3	Mon. Oct. 26	7.1, 7.17, 7.26, 7.33
13. Fri. Oct 23	7.4 and 7.5; Skip 7.6; Do 7.7 later in course	Mon. Oct. 26	7.47, 7.85
Assignment Week #5
14. Mon. Oct 26	8.1 to 8.3	Mon. Nov. 2	8.11, 8.18
Mon. Oct 26 Disc.	Hands on team project, participation points awarded		Discussion: Let's Make a Deal
15. Wed. Oct 28	8.4	Mon. Nov. 2	8.33 (Note that problem continues on top of p. 324), 8.39 (use computer)
16. Fri. Oct 30	8.5 to 8.7; Skip 8.8	Mon. Nov. 2	8.45b, 8.59b, 8.67a
Assignment Week #6
17. Mon. Nov. 2	9.1 to 9.4	Mon. Nov. 9	9.25, 9.37
Mon. Nov 2 Disc.	Hands on team project, participation points awarded		Discussion: Birthday problem and team problem solving
18. Wed. Nov. 4	9.5 and 9.9, Lessons 1 and 2	Mon. Nov. 9	9.51, 9.87
19. Fri. Nov. 6	Section 7.7 and supplemental material on intuition and probability	Mon. Nov. 9	7.67, 7.73
Assignment Week #7
20. Mon. Nov. 9	9.6 to 9.8, 9.9-Lesson 3	Mon. Nov. 16	9.60, 9.66, 9.79
Mon. Nov. 9 Disc.	Hands on team project, participation points awarded		Discussion: Animal eyes confidence intervals
Wed. November 11	HOLIDAY	No assignment
21. Fri. Nov. 13	Chapter 10	Mon. Nov. 16	10.17, 10.27, 10.30a, 10.42abc
Assignment Week #8
22. Mon. Nov. 16	Chapter 11	Mon. Nov. 23	11.3, 11.40, 11.74 (Use R Commander); pennstate1.txt
Mon. Nov. 16 Disc.	Review for 2nd midterm, NO participation points awarded		Discussion: Midterm review
23. Wed. Nov. 18	Second Midterm, on Chapters 7 to 10 (except 7.6, 8.8, 9.10)	No assignment
24. Fri. Nov 20	12.1 to 12.3, except 12.2 - Lesson 3	Mon. Nov. 23	12.15, 12.19, 12.48
Assignment Week #9
25. Mon. Nov 23	Section 12.2 - Lesson 3; 12.4	Wed. Dec. 2	12.32, 12.40, 12.69ab
Mon. Nov. 23 Disc.	Hands on team project, participation points awarded		Discussion: Testing psychic abilities
26. Wed. Nov 25	No class	No assignment
Friday Nov. 27	HOLIDAY	No assignment
27. Mon. Nov. 30	13.1 to 13.3	Wed. Dec. 2
Mon. Nov. 30 Disc.	Hands on team project, participation points awarded
28. Wed. Dec. 2	12.5, 13.5, 13.6, 13.8, parts of Chapter 17; Skip 13.7	Not to hand in	Quiz #9 starts after class today.
29. Fri. Dec. 4	No class (Review session will be held next week)	No assignment	Quiz #9 ends at 1pm today.
Mon. Dec. 7	Review Session, 7:00pm to 8:50pm, 100 ELH (regular classroom)
Wed. Dec. 9	Final Exam, 1:30pm to 3:30pm