Readings

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All readings are from: Amazon logo Freedman, Pisani, and Purves. Statistics. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Norton, 1998. ISBN: 0393970833.


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1 Introduction to Statistics Chapters 6 and 19, pp. 97-109, 333-339.
2 Describing Data

Graphs, Central Tendency, and Spread
Describing Data: Chapters 3 and 4, pp. 31-77.
3 Probability, I Chapters 13 and 14, pp. 221-254.
4 Probability, I (cont.)

Probability, II
Probability II: Chapters 13 and 14, pp. 221-254.
5 Random Variables Chapters 5, 15, and 18, pp. 78-96, 255-269, and 308-327.
6 Sampling Theory Chapters 17, 18, and 20, pp. 288-297, 315-330, 355-374.
7 Confidence Intervals Chapters 21 and 23, pp. 375-394, and 409-437.
8 Single-sample Hypothesis Testing, I Chapters 26, pp. 475-502.
9 Single-sample Hypothesis Testing, II Chapters 26, pp. 475-502.
10 Two-sample Hypothesis Testing, I Chapters 27 and 29, pp. 503-524, and 547-565.
11 Two Sample t-Test
12 Two-sample Hypothesis Testing, II Chapters 27 and 29, pp. 503-524, and 547-565.
13 Experimental Design, I
14 Exam Review

Experimental Design, II
15 Experimental Design, II (cont.)

Regression and Correlation, I
Experimental Design, II: Chapters 1 and 2, pp. 3-28.
16 Regression and Correlation, II Chapters 7-12, pp. 110-116, 119-134, 141-153, and 158-217.
17 Regression and Correlation, III Chapters 7-12, pp. 110-116, 119-134, 141-153, and 158-217.
18 Chi-square Tests Chapters 28, pp. 525-546.
19 One-way ANOVA, I
20 One-way ANOVA, II
21 Two-way ANOVA, I
22 Review (with TA's) and Statistical Learning
23 Two-way ANOVA, II
24 Review