Stat 217 - Lectures Notes

Find the Introduction to Statistical Investigations textbook chapters in PolyLearn. You can also find the optional self-tests, self-check examples, and what went wrong examples in PolyLearn.  

Monday - Classroom

Tuesday – Library

Wednesday – Classroom

Thursday - Library

Day 1: Variables and Variability (P.1)

To Do for Tuesday

  • Review syllabus
  • Read section P.1
  • Lab 0 Pre-lab (in PolyLearn)
  • Finish surveys

Day 2: Probability (P.3)


To Do for Wednesday:

  • Continue working on Lab 0
  • Finish reading Preliminaries chapter

Day 3: Parameters and Statistics


To Do for Thursday:

  • Submit Lab 0 by start of class
  • Review Section P.2
  • Start reading Section 1.1!

Day 4: Describing Distributions (P.2)


To Do for Monday:

  • Finish Investigation 1
  • Review for Quiz 1
    • Week 1 Self-tests in PolyLearn
    • Week 1 What Went Wrong? Example
    • Week 1 Self-check videos
  • Review Lab 0 comments
  • Finish reading Section 1.1

Day 5: Introduction to Statistical Inference (Sec. 1.1)

 

To Do for Tuesday:

  • Submit Investigation 1
  • Read through Section 1.2
  • Lab 1 Pre-lab 

Day 6: Statistical Significance (Sec. 1.2)

  • Due: Investigation 1
  • Due:  Pre-lab 1
  • Inclass: Lab 1

 

To Do for Wednesday:

  • Continue working on Lab 1
  • Read through Section 1.3
  • Review quiz solutions/grades

Day 7: Tests of significance (Sec 1.3)


To Do for Thursday: 


  • Finish Lab 1
  • Read through Section 1.4

Day 8: Test of Significance, Standardization (Sec 1.3)


To Do: 

  • Finish Investigation 2
  • Review Lab 1
  • Read Section 1.5

Day 9: Two-sided p-values (1.4), Theory-Based Approach (1.5)


To Do for Tuesday: 


  • Start reading Ch. 2
  • Finish Investigation 2
  • (The pre-lab will be for Thursday this week)

Day 10: Sampling from a population (2.1)


To Do for Wednesday: 


  • Continue Investigation 3
  • Read through Section 2.2
  • Watch video on sampling vs. census (in PolyLearn)

Day 12:  Inference for sampling from a population (2.1)

Inclass:
handout

To Do for Thursday: 

  • Finish Investigation 3
  • Read Section 2.3
  • Lab 2 Pre-lab 
  • Why Gallup won't predict the next presidential election

Day 13: Inference for means (Sec. 2.2)

  • Due: Investigation 2
  • Due: Lab 2 prelab
  • Lab 2


To Do for Monday:

  • Continue working on Lab 2
  • Finish 2.2, Skim Sec 2.3
  • Week 3 Resources (e.g. self-tests) in PolyLearn

Day 13:  One-sample t-tests (2.2)


To Do for Tuesday: 

  • Start reading Ch. 3
  • Finish Lab 2 
  • (The pre-lab will be for Thursday this week)

Day 14: Confidence intervals (3.1)


To Do for Wednesday: 

  • Continue Investigation 4
  • Read through Section 3.2

Day 15: Confidence intervals (3.2)


To Do for Thursday: 

  • Finish Investigation 4
  • Read through Section 3.3 
  • Pre-lab 3

Day 16: One-sample t intervals (3.3)

  • Due: Investigation 4
  • Due: Pre-Lab 3
  • Inclass: Lab 3
    • Theory based inference applet
    • Simulating confidence intervals applet


To Do for Monday: 

  • Finish Lab 3
  • Finish reading Ch. 3
  • Submit at least one question on the course material in the Exam 1 Discussion Board
  • Submit at least one "example question" you think I could ask.
  • A review sheet will be posted soon

Day 17: Review


Optional review session: 7:40-9pm, Building 38, Room 219

Exam 1

Bring calculator, one page of notes


To Do for Wednesday: 

  • Read Section 4.1

Day 18: Comparing groups (Ch. 4)


To Do:

  • Pre-lab 4
    • Watch video
  • Start reading Ch. 5
  • Check online grades

Day 19: Randomization Test (5.1)

  • Due: Lab 4 pre-lab
  • Lab 4


To Do:  

  • Finish reading Ch. 5
  • Be working on Lab 4

Day 20: Comparing two proportions (5.2)


To Do:

  • Finish Lab 4
  • Read Section 5.3

Day 21: Theory-Based Inference (5.3)


To Do:

  • Finish Reading Ch. 5
  • Continue Investigation 5
  • Review Exam 1 solutions

Day 22: Comparing two means (6.1)


To Do:

  • Finish Investigation 5
  • Read Sections 6.1 and 6.2 
  • Lab 5 pre-lab

Day 23: Inference for two means (6.2)

  • Due: Investigation 5
  • Due: Lab 5 pre-lab
  • InclassLab 5 (Demo)


To Do:  


  • Finish reading Ch. 6
  • Be working on Lab 5
  • Complete mid-quarter feedback survey
  • Complete Final Exam options

Day 24: Theory-Based Methods (6.3)


To Do:

  • Finish Lab 5
  • Finish Ch. 6

Day 25: Factors impacting comparisons of two means (6.3)

To Do:

  • Start Reading Ch. 7
  • Continue Investigation 6

Day 26: Paired Designs (7.1)


To Do:

  • Read thru Section 7.2
  • Lab 6 pre-lab

Day 27: Analyzing Paired Data (7.2, 7.3)

  • Due: Investigation 6
  • Due: Lab 6 pre-lab
  • InclassLab 6


To Do:  

  • Finish reading Ch. 7
    • Start reviewing for quiz, exam
  • Finish Lab 6

Day 28: Review  (ppt)


New handout: Factors that impact comparisons of two means

Day 29: Sign test, McNemar's Test

No Classes

Comments on Labs 4-6

Optional review session
 6-7:30pm, 35-111B

Exam 2

Day 30: Comparing Multiple Proportions (8.1)



 

To Do:

 

  • Finish Investigation 7
  • Lab 7 pre-lab
  • Finish Reading Ch. 8

Day 31: Chi-square Tests (8.2)

  • Due: Investigation 7
  • Inclass: Lab 7

 

To Do:

  • Start reading Ch. 9

Day 32: Comparing Multiple Groups (9.1)

 

To Do:

  • Finish Lab 7
  • Finish Reading Ch. 9

Day 33: ANOVA (9.2)

To Do:

  • Finish reading Ch. 9 and 10
  • Study for Monday quiz

Day 34: Association between quantitative variables (10.1, 10.2)

 

To Do:

  • Finish Investigation 8
  • Read Ch. 10
  • Lab 8 pre-lab

Day 35: Regression (10.3, 10.4, 10.5)

  • Due: Investigation 8
  • Due: Lab 8 Prelab
  • Lab 8

 

To Do:

  • Be working on Lab 8
  • Be reading Ch. 10
  • Week 9 self-check, self-tests, what went wrong

Happy Thanksgiving!

Day 36: More on Regression (Ch. 10)

 

To Do:

  • Finish Lab 8
  • Finish Ch. 10
  • Optional Make-up Lab, due Monday

Day 37: R2, Outliers, and Influence (Ch. 10.3, 10.5)


To Do:  

  • Finish Investigation 9
  • Lab 8 can be submitted later without penalty

Day 38: Multiple Regression


To Do:  


  • Start course evaluations? 
    • SAIL by Friday night
    • Stat 217 Technology Survey
    • Stat 217 Course Evaluation
    • Statistics Attitude Post- Survey (for participation points)

Day 39: Case Study


To Do:  


  • "Week 10" multiple choice review problems (self-test)
  • Finish case study, review solutions
  • Optional make-up lab

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Office hour: 2-3pm

Optional  Final Exam time

Wed 4:10-7pm (111B)
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Final Exam Friday 1:10-4pm (111B)