STAT 110: INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING, SPRING 2017

STAT 110 HOME PAGE: SPRING 2017

INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING

Instructor: Joshua M. Tebbs

Office: 209G LeConte (tel: 777.5163)

Office Hours: 9.30-10.30am MW

Class Time: 8.05-9.20am MW in 011 Callcott

Handouts:

* This is the complete set of course notes for STAT 110. You can purchase these notes at Quick Copy (in the basement of the Russell House).

Articles referenced in class:

Aseffi and Garry (2003). Vodka/tonic placebo effect.
Campbell and Joiner (1973). Randomized response.
Cox et al. (2015). Necrotizing enterocolitis/caffeine.
Jemmott et al. (2010). Abstinence-only sex education.
LaCour and Green (2014). Unethical research example.
Matthews et al. (2008). Cereal influences offspring gender.
Morrow et al. (1999). Pigs/salmonella.
Physicians’ Health Study (1989). PHS aspirin.
Singer (2005). Evolution/Louisiana high school teachers.
Takeda et al. (2012). NSCLC patient TTF.
Uhuri et al. (1998). Xylitol/ear infections.
Young et al. (2009). Response to Matthews et al. (2008).

Homework problems: All problems are from Moore and Notz (2014). These are not to be turned in.

Chapter 1: 3, 7, 10, 14, and 17. (Solutions)
Chapter 2: 7, 11, 15, 17, and 21. (Solutions)
Chapter 3: 3, 8, 11, 12, 13, and 22. (Solutions)
Chapter 4: 3, 6, 12, 21, 29, and 30. (Solutions)
Chapter 5: 2, 11, 14, 19, 20, and 23. (Solutions)
Chapter 6: 6, 8, 12, 18, 19, and 21. (Solutions)
Chapter 7: 9, 14, 22, 25, and 26. (Solutions)
Chapter 8: 4, 7, 9, 12, and 13. (Solutions)
Chapter 9: 3, 7, 12, 15, and 17. (Solutions)
Chapter 10: 5, 9, 10, 11, 19, and 28. (Solutions)
Chapter 11: 5, 8, 9, 15, and 19. (Solutions)
Chapter 12: 4, 9, 12, 16, 25, and 31. (Solutions)
Chapter 13: 10, 14, 15-16, 21, and 28. (Solutions)
Chapter 14: 7, 9, 13, 17, 23, and 27. (Solutions)
Chapter 15: 8, 9, 12, 17, 26, and 30. (Solutions)
Chapter 17: 9, 11, 18, 22, and 25. (Solutions)
Chapter 18: 4, 8, 13, 15, and 19. (Solutions)
Chapter 21: 7, 9, 18, 30, and 31. (Solutions)

R Code: This is the R code that I use to produce the graphics/analyses in the notes.

Data sets: These are the data sets we use in class.

Chapter 1: birthweights
Chapter 10: dailyweight; enrollment; nutrition; tuberculosis
Chapter 11: bmi

Exams:

Exam 1: Monday, February 6. Covers Chapters 1-5. (Solutions) (Fall 2016 Exam)
Exam 2: Monday, March 13. Covers Chapters 6-11. (Solutions) (Fall 2016 Exam)
Exam 3: Monday, April 10. Covers Chapters 12-15. (Solutions) (Fall 2016 Exam)
Final: Monday, May 1 at 9.00am. Covers Chapters 1-15, 17-18, and 21. (Solutions) (Fall 2016 Exam)

Last updated: May 3, 2017.