STA
200 Sections 004, 005, 006
Statistics: Force in
Human Judgment
Fall 2009
Course Instructor
Name: Jason
Pieratt
Email: jason.pieratt@uky.edu
Hours: by appointment or
directly before/after class
Phone: 859-257-2637
Office: Funkhouser 100D
Course Information (Syllabus)
LECTURE: Tuesday and Thursday 8:00am-8:50am in CB214
LAB: 004 Wednesday
2:00pm-2:50pm in CB309
005 Wednesday
3:00pm-3:50pm in CB309
006
Wednesday 4:00pm-4:50pm in CB309
ANNOUNCEMENTS (Newest on Top)
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No lecture on 11/24. See email for your HW assignment.
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Lab 10, HW 14, and HW 15 are all due in
class on 11/10.
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Lab will not meet on 11/4/2009. I will just take the assignments up next
Tuesday. Ive posted answers to Lab10.
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Lab will not meet on 10/7/2009. The assignment for Lab 6 and HW Ch10 is
linked below. It is due on
10/13/2009. I will be available for office
hours in Funkhouser 100D from 2:00pm to 4:50pm today
if you have any questions on the course, extra credit assignment, or your test
score.
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Quiz on Tuesday 9/29 on the six questions
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Skipping ANY
even-numbered problems on the HW will result in you only getting ½ credit for the HW assignment. Ask questions in class about problems you are
unsure of.
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Purposing when
turning in your homework. It is REQUIRED from Ch6 HW throughout the rest of the
class that your homework be turned in looking neat as if you planned and
prepared before class to multiple
pages must be stapled, the paper cant be bent and twisted with a bunch of frays
on the side, etc.
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Exam I is back to 10/1.
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Class is cancelled on 9/8 and lab is cancelled on 9/9. You need to go over the Ch4 Lecture linked
below, start on the Ch4 HW, and also complete the Lab2 assignment. Please see all due dates in the table below
to make sure you get credit for your work.
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Put your section number on your homework when you turn it in.
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8/27/2009 there is a **syllabus revision** where some homework problems
will be required to be turned in.
The homework problems will be due each Tuesday.
Tentative Schedule
Date
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Topic/Lecture
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Assignments and Information
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8/26 |
Syllabus |
Read Ch1 |
8/27 |
Ch1 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5,1. 6, 1.7 due on 9/1 |
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9/1 |
Ch2 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.15, 2.17 due on 9/10 |
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9/2 |
Lab 1 |
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9/3 |
Ch3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 19, 21, 23, 29 due on 9/10 |
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9/8 |
Do NOT come to class we will not meet. See announcement above. Ch4 3, 4, 5, 11, 15, 21, 31 due on 9/22 |
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9/9 |
Do NOT come to lab we will not meet. See announcement above Lab2 is due on 9/10. |
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9/10 |
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9/15 |
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9/16 |
Lab 3 |
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9/17 |
Quiz |
Quiz in lecture today on the six questions to ask about studies/polls! Ch5 3, 5, 7, 13, 19, 26 due on 9/22 |
9/22 |
Ch6 3, 4, 5, 11, 24 due on 9/29 Look over Ch7 Lecture. Read Ch7 in the textbook. Complete Ch7 HW due on 9/29 |
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9/23 |
Lab 4 |
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9/24 |
Ch8 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 13, 17 due on 9/29 Ch9 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 13, 17 due on 9/29 |
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9/29 |
Review for Exam 1 |
Know the six questions. |
9/30 |
Review for Exam 1 Lab 5 |
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10/1 |
Exam I |
Exam covers Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 , 9 |
10/6 |
Pass out exams Ch10 see Lab 6 due on 10/13 |
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10/7 |
Do NOT come to lab today we will not meet. See announcement above |
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10/8 |
Ch11 no assigned HW. You are still responsible for knowing the material in this chapter. Go through and do some of the problems for practice to make sure. |
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10/13 |
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10/14 |
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10/15 |
Ch12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 27, 31 due on 10/20 |
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10/20 |
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10/21 |
In the Lab 8 Worksheet, the references to a dataset Au99survey are not applicable. Refer to the Lab 8 Excel File instead. |
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10/22 |
Ch13 3,4,5,15,16,17,19,23,28,29 due on 10/29 |
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10/27 |
Ch14 3,5,7,11,13 due on 11/10 |
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10/28 |
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10/29 |
Ch15 3,4,5,6,7,11,13 due on 11/10 |
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11/3 |
Review for Exam 2 |
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11/4 |
Labs over Ch14 and Ch15 is due on 11/10 |
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11/5 |
Exam II |
Exam covers Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 |
11/10 |
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11/11 |
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11/12 |
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11/17 |
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11/18 |
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11/19 |
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11/24 |
No Class See Email for HW Assignment. |
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11/25 |
NO CLASS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |
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11/26 |
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12/1 |
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12/2 |
Lab 13 |
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12/3 |
Six Questions VA Tech |
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12/8 |
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12/9 |
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12/10 |
Review for Final |
Examples of the six questions (50% of grade on final exam) Key Concepts from Ch 1, 5, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21 Population (parameters) and Sample (statistics and estimates) Normal Distribution Correlation vs Causation Confounding and Interaction Variables Probability, risk, and relative risk Confidence Intervals and Margin of Error Statistical Significance |
12/16 |
FINAL EXAM |