STAT 515 HOME PAGE: FALL 2026
STATISTICAL METHODS I
Instructor: Joshua M. Tebbs
Class
Time: 10:50-11:40am MWF in LeConte 107
Office Hours: 12:00-1:00pm MWF in LeConte 217
TA: Cenxiao Gao (Office hours: 10:00am-12:00pm TTh in LeConte 204)
Resources: The course notes follow Chapters 4-11 in Ott and Longnecker (2016).
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Syllabus
References: These are the articles and other resources referenced in the notes.
Homework: All homework problems are from Ott and Longnecker (2016). These assignments are due in class on the due date shown. Do not send your assignments by email.
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Homework
1: 4.14, 4.15, 4.23, 4.24, 4.25, 4.29, and 4.30. Due Monday, August 31.
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Homework
2: 4.36, 4.40, 4.45, 4.48, 4.50, 4.66, 4.70, and 4.72. Due Wednesday, September
9.
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Homework
3: 4.79, 4.83, 4.84, 4.91, 4.103, 4.112, and 4.114. Due Wednesday, September
16.
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Homework
4: 5.5, 5.6, 5.9, 5.14, 5.65, and 5.66. Due Friday, October 2.
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Homework
5: 5.21, 5.24, 5.32, 5.39, 5.42, and 5.58. Due Friday, October 9. Note:
In Exercises 5.32 and 5.39(b), the authors’ use of the phrase
“level of significance” means “calculate the p-value.”
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Homework
6: 6.5, 6.29, 6.54, 6.64, 6.65, 7.6, and 7.15. Due Wednesday, October 21.
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Homework
7: 8.7, 8.31, and 8.35. Due Wednesday, November 11. Note: Don’t do
the parts in OL; instead follow these instructions.
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Homework
8: 11.22, 11.23, 11.36, 11.37, 11.49, 11.65, 11.66, and 11.67. Due Wednesday,
November 18. Note: For both the cardiovascular fitness data (22-23; 36-37)
and airline mileage data (65-67), perform residual diagnostics to check for
model violations.
R Code: This is the R code I use to produce the graphs and analyses in the notes.
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Chapter
11
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Chapter
10
Exams: All exams will be held in our classroom. They are closed-book and closed-notes.
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Exam 1: Friday,
September 18 (Tentative: Chapter 4)
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Exam
2: Friday, October 23 (Tentative: Chapters 5-7)
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Exam
3: Friday, November 20 (Tentative: Chapters 8 and 11)
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Final
Exam: Friday, December 11 at 9:00am. Covers Chapters 4-8 and 10-11.
Last updated: October 22, 2026