STAT 319: Applied Statistics in Science

Spring 2013


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[Posted Jan 18] Quiz 1 Announced

We will have a quiz on Jan 23 (Wed) in class. The material will be over sec 6.1- 6.3 and chi-square in sec 6.4. The types of questions include True or False, Fill in the blank and Multiple choice with my delicate trap. The quiz will be closed book and notes. But you are allowed to bring a paper with some notes (letter size, two sided). I do not think the calculator is needed. You may bring one if you think you would need it. Cell phone is not allowed to be used for calculator.

Don't fall into my trap. I will count the victims !



[Posted Jan 18] Midterm 1 Announced

The midterm 1 is scheduled for Feb 13 (Wed), at 03:35P-04:25P in 216 Thomas Building. It will be over all the material covered in ch6 and ch7. More details will be announced in class.

In general, I will avoid problems that rely heavily on calculus and tedious algebraic manipulation.

You may prepare a sheet of note (letter size, two sided), and you may use a calculator. These are the only allowed aids, and they may not be shared with others. Any table needed will be provided. Cell phone is not allowed to be used for calculator.



[Posted Jan 25] My office hour on 28/01/13 (Monday 11:20AM - 12:20 PM) will be held in 320 Thomas.



[Posted Jan 25] Quiz 2 Announced

We will have a quiz on Feb 1 (Fri) in class. The material will be over material covered t,F distribution in sec 6.4, sec 7.1. The types of questions include True or False, Fill in the blank and Multiple choice with my delicate trap again. The quiz will be closed book and notes. But you are allowed to bring a cheat-cheat with some notes (letter size, two sided). I do not think the calculator is needed. You may bring one if you think you would need it. Cell phone is not allowed to be used for calculator.



[Posted Feb 6] Quiz 3 Announced

We will have a quiz on Feb 8 (Fri) in class. The material will be over material of maximum likelhood estimator and method of moments. The possible types of questions include True or False, Fill in the blank and Multiple choice with my delicate trap again. The quiz will be closed book and notes. But you are allowed to bring a cheat-cheat with some notes (letter size, two sided). I do not think the calculator is needed. You may bring one if you think you would need it. Cell phone is not allowed to be used for calculator.



[Posted Feb 7] I will hold one extra office hour from 2:30- 3:30 Feb 13 (Wed) in 216 Thomas.



[Posted Feb 18] Quiz 4 Announced

We will have a quiz on Feb 20 (Wed) in class. The material will be over chapter 8. The quiz will be closed book and notes. You are allowed to bring a cheat-cheat with some notes (letter size, two sided). I do not think the calculator is needed. You may bring one if you think you would need it. Cell phone is not allowed to be used for calculator.



[Posted Feb 21] Midterm 2 Announced

The midterm 2 is scheduled for Mar 27 (Wed) at 03:35P-04:25P in 216 Thomas Building. It will be over all the material covered in ch8 and ch9. More details will be announced in class.

In general, I will avoid problems that rely heavily on calculus and tedious algebraic manipulation.

However, for the midterm 2, you do NEED a calculator. Please do REMEMBER to bring one.

You may prepare a sheet of note (letter size, two sided). These are the only allowed aids, and they may not be shared with others. Any table needed will be provided. Cell phone is not allowed to be used for calculator.



[Posted Feb 25] Quiz 5 Announced

We will have a quiz on Feb 27 (Wed) in class. The material will be over sec 9.1. The quiz will be closed book and notes. You are allowed to bring a cheat-cheat with some notes (letter size, two sided). Cell phone is not allowed to be used for calculator.



[Posted Mar 13] Final exam scheduled

Hi, the final exam has been scheduled on

Details of coverage of final exams will be announced late. Please send me emails about your available time slots (1 hour and 50 mins long) in the final week to reschedule, in case of conflict.



[Posted Mar 15] Review of Midterm 2 We will have a review for midterm 2 on Mar 22. I will send out the sample questions, talk about some details of coverage, comment on the homework and work out some difficult questions which are good to be extra credits. Dont' miss it.



[Posted Apr. 2 ] Quiz 6 Announced

We will have a quiz on Apr. 12 (Fri) in class. The material will be over chapter 11. The quiz will be closed book and notes. You are allowed to bring a cheat-cheat with some notes (letter size, two sided). Cell phone is not allowed to be used for calculator.




[Posted Apr. 26 ] Info for final

Regular exam time: 12:20 P- 2:10 P, April 29, 2013 @ 108 Tyson Building ; Conflict reschedule exam time: 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM, May 2, 2013 @ 320 Thomas Building.

The final will be closed book. You are allowed to bring 3 cheat-cheat notes (letter size, two sided). Please remember to bring the calculator. Cell phone is not allowed to be used for calculator.

The coverage of the final includes ch6-12. You will have 3 or 4 big problems with several small subquestions. No extra credit problems for the final. There should be enough time. Please check your calculation carefully. Make sure you get the followings: calculate the mean and variance of the linear combination of variables, CI and testing for one population, CI and tesing for two population (independent and paired data), ANOVA and regression. Remember you will have different conditions to check for different settings and you have to be able to distinguish them.

I will hold one more office hour session from 1:30 pm to 8:30 pm this Sunday 04/26/2013 in Thomas 420. Please call my office ((814) 865-2719) in case Thomas is locked.

Your final grades will be assigned by the rules set in the syllabus. I will calculate the letter grade from the raw grades using R. Note that Angel does not give the correct grades. I will get your final grade posted by Wednesday. No curvings.


Good luck for the final and have a nice summer! --- Yuan