COURSE SCHEDULE (Last updated 9/27/99)
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| A&A= Aron & Aron main text | K= Knapp | SG= Study guide | |||||
| Week One | Topic | Reading | Homework ,Tests | ||||
| Mon, Sept 27: | Orientation & Intro to Statistics | ||||||
| Wed, Sept 29: | Distributions | A&A Ch.1, K Chs.1-3 | |||||
| Fri, Oct 1: | Central tendency & variability | A&A Ch. 2, K Chs. 1-3 | Homework 1 due | ||||
| Week Two | |||||||
| Mon, Oct 4: | Variability & Z-scores | A&A Ch. 2,
K Chs.1-3 | |||||
| [last day to drop without a 'W'] | |||||||
| Wed, Oct 6: | Correlation | A&A Ch. 3
(Skip appendix) |
Homework 2 due | ||||
| [last day to add class] | |||||||
| Fri, Oct 8: | Correlation & Regression | A&A Ch. 3 | QUIZ 1: A&A Chs 1-2, Knapp Chs 1-3 | ||||
| Week Three | |||||||
| Mon, Oct 11: | Regression | A&A Ch. 3 | |||||
| Wed, Oct 13: | Review & overflow | Review chs. 1-3
outlines in SG |
Homework 3 due | ||||
| Fri, Oct 15: | Probability & Sampling
** Bring cards & Knapp ** |
A&A Ch. 4, K Chs. 4&5 | |||||
| Week Four | |||||||
| Mon, Oct 18: | Hypothesis Testing & Estimation
*** Bring cards & Knapp *** |
A&A Chs. 5&6;
K Chs. 6&7 | |||||
| Wed, Oct 20: | Hypothesis Testing & Estimation
*** Bring cards & Knapp *** |
A&A Chs. 5&6; K Chs. 6&7 | Homework 4 due | ||||
| Fri, Oct 22: | Hypothesis Testing & Estimation
*** Bring cards & Knapp *** |
A&A Chs. 5&6;
K Chs. 6&7 |
QUIZ 2: A&A Chs 3&4, Knapp Chs 4&5 | ||||
| Week Five | |||||||
| Mon, Oct 25: | Error & Effect Size
** Bring cards & Knapp** |
A&A Ch. 7
Ch. 3 Appendix | |||||
| Wed, Oct 27: | Power
*** Bring cards & Knapp *** |
A&A Ch. 7 | |||||
| Fri, Oct 29:
[Daylight savings ends Sunday] |
Review of first 5 weeks | Review chs. 1-7
outlines in SG | |||||
| Week Six | |||||||
| Mon, Nov 1: | Midterm | ||||||
| [Tuesday is Election Day: Don't forget to vote!] | |||||||
| Wed, Nov 3: | T-Tests | A&A Chs. 8&9 | |||||
| Fri, Nov 5: | T-Tests | A&A Chs. 8&9 | |||||
| Week Seven | ||||||
| Mon, Nov 8: | T-Tests | A&A Chs. 8&9 | ||||
| Wed, Nov 10: | ANOVA, One-Way | A&A Ch. 10 | Homework 5 due | |||
| Fri, Nov 12:
[last day to withdraw from classes] |
ANOVA, Factorial | A&A Ch. 10 | Quiz 3: A&A Chs 8&9 | |||
| Week Eight | ||||||
| Mon, Nov 15: | Chi-Square, Goodness of Fit | A&A, Ch. 11
K, Ch. 8 | ||||
| Wed, Nov 17: | Chi-Square, Independence | A&A, Ch. 11
K, Ch. 8 |
Homework 6 due | |||
| Fri, Nov 19*: | Review & Overflow | Review chs. 10-11
outlines in SG | ||||
| Week Nine | ||||||
| Mon, Nov 22: | Advanced Methods | A&A Ch. 12 | Quiz 4: A&A Chs 10-11 | |||
| Wed, Nov 24: | Advanced Methods | A&A Ch. 12 | ||||
| Fri, Nov 26: | THANKSGIVING BREAK | |||||
| Week Ten | *Make-up quiz: See Holly to schedule*. | |||||
| Mon, Nov 29: | Applications: Which tool fits the job? | |||||
| Wed, Dec 1: | Review: Core competencies
Study guide for final exam handed out and discussed. Class evaluations and groupmate evaluations | |||||
| Fri, Dec 3: | Review: Beyond the core | |||||
| Finals Week: FINAL EXAM on Monday, Dec 6, 10:15-12:15. 146 Straub
(our regular room). | ||||||
| ** Bring CALCULATOR, BOOK, & NOTES ** | ||||||
| **Results will be posted on Web by 5 PM Wednesday, Dec 8.** | ||||||