STAT220 Autumn 2013


Statistical Methods And Applications

Hours and Contact

SessionClass MeetingRoleNameOfficeE-mailOffice Hours
01MWF 10:30-11:20, Eck133InstructorXiang ZhouEck 120Bxz7@uchicago.eduW 4-5pm in Eck131
02MWF 1:30-2:20, Eck133InstructorYibi HuangEck 7yibih@uchicago.eduTh 4-5pm in Eck131
01-CADuo JiangEck 8jiangduo@galton.uchicago.eduM 5:30-6:30pm in Eck131
02-CAWalter DempseyEck 8wdempsey@uchicago.eduT 6:30-7:30pm in Eck133

Textbook (required)

  • Introduction to the Practice of Statistics,
    by Moore, D., McCabe, G., and Craig, B. (2010) 7th edition.
    W. H. Freeman and Company, New York.
  • Textbook website: http://bcs.whfreeman.com/ips7e/

  • Syllabus

  • Stat 220 Autumn 2013

  • Primary Course Website

  • Chalk: http://chalk.uchicago.edu (login required)
  • Check often! Handouts, assignments, solutions, and announcements are posted on chalk.
  • Course Schedule (subject to change)

    Week Date Topics Chapter HW due
    1 MSept. 30 Introduction, Graphical Descriptions of Data 1.1
    WOct. 2 Numerical Descriptions of Data 1.2
    FOct. 4 Densities and Normal Distributions 1.3
    2 M Oct. 7 Scatter plot and Correlation 2.1-2.2
    WOct. 9 Least Squares Regression 2.3 HW1 due
    FOct. 11 Least Squares Regression Continued 2.4
    3 M Oct. 14 Experiments and Observational Studies 3.1-3.2
    WOct. 16 Sampling, Bias, and Variance 3.3-3.4 HW2 due
    FOct. 18 Probability Introduction 4.1-4.2
    4 M Oct. 21 Probability Rules 4.5
    WOct. 23 Random Variables: Introduction 4.3 HW3 due
    FOct. 25 Random Variables: Joint Distribution and Independence 4.3, 5.1
    5 MOct. 28 Random Variables: Mean and Variance 4.4
    WOct. 30 Sampling Distributions 5.1 HW4 due
    FNov. 1 Central Limit Theorem 5.2
    6 M Nov. 4 Confidence Intervals 6.1
    WNov. 6 Midterm Review HW5 due
    WNov. 6 Midterm, Room & Time: Kent 120, 5-7pm
    FNov. 8 Hypothesis Testing 6.2-6.3
    7 M Nov. 11 Type I and Type II Error 6.4
    WNov. 13 Student t-Test 7.1 HW6 due
    FNov. 15 Comparing Two Means 7.2
    8 MNov. 18 Inference for Proportions 8.1-8.2
    WNov. 20 Inference for Two-way Tables 2.5, 9.1-9.2 HW7 due
    FNov. 22 Simple Linear Regression 10.1
    9 MNov. 25 Simple Linear Regression Continued 10.2
    WNov. 27 Multiple Linear Regression 11.1 HW8 due
    FNov. 29 Thanksgiving Holiday, No Class
    10 MDec. 2 One-way Analysis of Variance 12.1
    WDec. 4 Summary and Review HW9 due
    FDec. 6 Reading Period, No Class
    11 WDec. 11 Final Exam, 1:30-3:30pm, Room: TBA

    Last Update: 10/30/2013