STAT 464, SECTION 0102
BIOSTATISTICS
FALL 2011

Methods of collecting, representing, and processing statistical data are covered
and illustrated by examples from Biology and Medicine. 


SYLLABUS

Lecture:          T/Th 2:00-3:15 
                        Room: CHE 2136      
                        Campus Map             

Instructor:      Dr. Courtney Davis   
                       cdavis (at) cscamm.umd.edu
                       CSIC 4119
                       (301) 405-0668

Office Hours:    Th 11-1 or by appointment

If you have questions, you are welcome to email me or drop by my office outside of office hours.  I will either meet with you then or set up another time to meet.

Important Dates:
            Th 9/1:                         First Day of Class
            T 10/4:                         Exam 1
            T 11/1:                         Exam 2
            Th 11/24:                     No Class (Thanksgiving)
            Th 12/1:                       Exam 3
            T 12/13:                       Last Day of Class
             M 12/19 10:30-12:30 pm:   Comprehensive Final Exam (in normal classroom)    FORMULA SHEET FOR THE FINAL

Grading Scale:           
            Quizzes:        18% total (lowest 2 dropped)
            3 Exams:       18% each (54% total)
            Final Exam:   28%

HOMEWORK

Homework will be assigned but not collected.  However, math is learned through practice!  Consider this to be a minimal list for the material.  Do more if needed.  As added incentive, quizzes will be similar to the homework.  Solutions are provided for you to check your answers.  Do not use these as a short-cut for figuring out the problems.

These dates are tentative and depend on lecture pace.

Chapter 2                Solutions
Th 9/1       2.1, 2.3-2.6, 2.11-2.12
T   9/6       2.2, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13-2.17

Chapter 3                Solutions
Th 9/8       3.1-3.13, 3.16-3.19, 3.35-3.37, 3.51
T   9/13     3.14-3.15, 3.20-3.24, 3.48-3.49, 3.52
Th 9/15     3.50, 3.64, 3.67-3.69, 3.83-3.88

Chapter 4                Solutions
T   9/20     4.1-4.4
Th 9/22     4.5-4.8, 4.9-4.10, 4.14, 4.15, 4.37, 4.46-4.49
T   9/27     4.11-4.13, 4.16, 4.23-4.24, 4.26-4.31

Chapter 5                Solutions        Supplement Solutions (corrected) 
Th 9/29    (none)
Th 10/6    5.1-5.9, 5.12-5.16, 5.21
T 10/11    Supplement S5.1-5.7  
Th 10/13  5.10, 5.25-5.29, 5.31, 5.32, 5.35, 5.59, 5.60  [Hint on 28/29: "normal" => p < 5%. Remember continuity correction.]

Chapter 6                Solutions
T 10/18    6.5-6.9, 6.18 (pt test), 6.19 optional, 6.43
Th 10/20  6.11-6.14, 6.18 (int test), 6.19 optional, 6.30, 6.44-6.46 (use t 99,0.975 = 1.9842), 6.52, 6.97, 6.98
T 10/35    6.10, 6.20, 6.21 optional, 6.3, 6.104 (use one-sided CI)

Chapter 7                Solutions
Th 10/27  No problems.  Start a cheat sheet summarizing tests statistics, critical values, etc.  Add to this throughout the semester. 
                This is NOT to be used on exams, but it should make it easier to keep the tests straight.
Th 11/3    7.1-7.4, 7.23, 7.24, 7.33-7.35, 7.51, 7.52
T 11/8      7.7, 7.9, 7.53, 7.58 (assume sigma=160.03)
Th 11/10  7.5, 7.6, 7.10-7.12, 7.14, 7.28-7.31

Chapter 8                Solutions
T 11/15    8.19-8.21, 8.25-8.30, 8.49-8.52
Th 11/17  8.3-8.6 (assume σ12=σ22), 8.8-8.11 (σ12=σ22), 8.32-8.33 (σ12≠σ22), 8.41, 8.43-8.44 (σ12≠σ22)

Chapter 10              Solutions: ch 9-12
T 11/22    10.15, 10.22, 10.24, 10.25, 10.47-10.50, 10.66

Chapter 11
T 11/29    11.1, 11.13, 11.18

Chapter 12
T 12/6     12.1, 12.2, 12.6, 12.14

Chapter 9
Th 12/8    9.1-9.3, 9.18


PAST QUIZZES

Th 9/8:        Quiz 1
Th 9/15:      Quiz 2
Th 9/22:      Quiz 3
Th 9/29:      Quiz 4
Th 10/6:      No quiz
Th 10/13:    Quiz 5
Th 10/20:    Quiz 6
Th 10/27:    Quiz 7
Th 11/3:      No quiz
Th 11/10:    Quiz 8
Th 11/17:    Quiz 9
Th 11/24:    No class
Th 12/1:      No quiz
Th 12/8:      Quiz 10

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