Spring 2003 Syllabus for Statistics 102H

Schedule

• Jan 13^th: Fitting equations (Read "class 1" of FSW = Foster,Stine,Waterman)
• Jan 15^th: Maximizing curves and the power law and conditional expectation

• Jan 22^th: Assumptions (class 2 of FSW)

• Jan 27^th: Predictions intervals (class 3)
• Jan 29^th: Handling hetroskadesticity

• Feb 3^rd: Confidence intervals for regression
• Feb 5^th: Multiple regression! (class 4)

• Feb 10^th: Multiple regression (cont'd) (class 4)
• Feb 12^th: Multiple regression (cont'd) (class 4)

• Feb 17^th: SNOW DAY!
• Feb 19^th: Colinearity (class 5) (First homework assignment due!)

• Feb 24^th: Colinearity and categorical variables (class 5 and 6)
• Feb 26^th: Categorical variables

• Mar 3^rd: Executive compensation
• Mar 5^th: multiple comparisons

• Mar 10^th: !!!!!! SPRING BREAK !!!!!!

• Mar 17^th: Review for the midterm and project discussion (bring questions!)
• Mar 19^th: Midterm

• Mar 24^th: Chapter 1 of Freedman, et al (first project due)
• Mar 26^th: Chapter 2 of FPP

• Mar 31^th: Chapter 16 of FPP
• Apr 2^nd: chapter 17 of FPP (taught by Chua)

• Apr 7^th: Chapter 26 of FPP (first part of project 2 due)
• Apr 9^th: Chapter 27 of FPP

• Apr 14^th: Start MLE's and Math stat
• Apr 16^th: MLE's and Math stat (cont'd)

• Apr 21^th: MLE's and Math stat (cont'd) (second part of project 2 due)
• Apr 23^th: Homework, summary, and review

• Apr 28^th (final writeup of project 2 due)

• (Prep: handout (.ps)): May 1^st: 4:00 - 6:00. Final exam. In G60 JMHH.