Textbook:
The Basic Practice of Statistics 4th Ed.;
David S. Moore

Overview of Stats 127

  1. EDA - Exploratory Data Analysis
    Ch 1 - 6
  2. Producting Data: Sampling & Experiments
    Ch 8 - 9
  3. Probability and Sampling Distributions
    Ch 10 - 11
  4. Inference
    Ch 14 - 16; Ch 18 - 21; Ch 23 - 25

Weekly Syllabus - Stats 127 - Fall 2012

Week: Dates In Class Due Dates
1
Mon Aug 20 -
Fri Aug 24
 M: Intro to Course;
      In Class Data Collection
W: Chapter #1
F: 		M: Read Introduction pp. xxiii - xxix
W:
F:
2
Mon Aug 27 -
Fri Aug 31
 M: Chapter #2
W:
F: Chapter #3 		M:
W: Due: Hwk #1
F:  
3
Mon Sept 3 -
Fri Sept 7
 M:
W: Chapter #4
F:   Quiz on Chapters 1-2 [30 pts]		 M: Due: Empirical Rule Worksheet [15 pts]
      Due: Hwk #2
W:
F:
4
Mon Sept 10 -
Fri Sept 14
 M:
W: Chapter #5
F:   Quiz on Chapter 3 [20 pts] 		M:   Due: Hwk #3
W:
F: Due: Least Squares Worksheet [15 pts]
     Due: Hwk #4
5
Mon Sept 17 -
Fri Sept 21
 M: Chapter #6
W:
F: 		M: starting thinking about group project teams
W: Due: Hwk #5
F:
6
Mon Sept 24 -
Fri Sept 28
 M:   Exam I (Chapters 4 - 6) [100 pts]
W: Chapter #8
F: 		M: Due: Hwk #6
W:
F:
7
Mon Oct 1 -
Fri Oct 5
 Su:
M: Chapter #9
W: Chapter #10 pages 246 - 249 only (skip rest of chapter)
F: Chapter #11		 Su: Due: Group Project Roster [5 pts]
M:  Due: Hwk #8
W:
F: Due: Randomness Worksheet[15 pts]
    Due: Hwk #9
8
Mon Oct 8 -
Fri Oct 12
 Su:
M:
W: Chapter #14
F:   Exam II (Chapters 8 - 11) [100 pts]		 Su: Due: Initial Project Proposals [20 pts]
M: Due: Data from Ex 11.6 b&c [15 pts]
W:
F:   Due:Combined Hwk #10 & #11
9
Mon Oct 15 -
Fri Oct 19
 M:Fall Break
W: Chapter #14
F: MAA Meeting - no class		 M:
W:
F:
10
Mon Oct 22 -
Fri Oct 26
 M:
Tu:
W: Chapter #15
F: 		M:
W: Due: Hwk #14
Th: Due: Revised Design Proposals [20 pts]
F:
11
Mon Oct 29 -
Fri Nov 2
 M: Chapter #16
W: Chapter #18
F: 		M: Due: Hwk #15
W:
F: Due: Hwk #16
12
Mon Nov 5 -
Fri Nov 9
 M: Chapter #19
W:
F: Chapter #20		 M: Due: CI Intrep. Rating Worksheet [15 pts]
      Due: Distrib. of Sample Prop. Worksheet [15 pts]
      Due: Hwk #18
W:
F: Due: Hwk #19
13
Mon Nov 12 -
Fri Nov 16
 M:
W: Chapter #21
F: 		M: Due: P-Value Interp. Worksheet [15 pts]
W: Due: Hwk #20
      Due:Random Rectangles Worksheet [15 pts]
F:
14
Mon Nov 19 -
Fri Nov 23
 M:   Exam III (Chapters 14 - 21) [100 pts]
W: Thanksgiving Break - no class
F: no class		 M: Due: Hwk #21
W:
F:
15
Mon Nov 26 -
Fri Nov 30
 M: Chapter #23
Tu:
W:
F: Chapter #24		 M:
Tu:   Revised Due Date: Project Data Files [10 pts]
W:
F: Due: Hwk #23
Mon Dec 3 -
Fri Dec 7		 M: Chapter #25
W:
Th:
F:   Exam IV (Chapters 23 - 25) [100 pts]		 M: Due: Hwk #24
W:
Th:Due: Project Analysis Outline [10 pts]
F: Due: Hwk #25
17
Sun Dec 10 -
Tues Dec 11
 Su:
Tu: Project Presentations [50 pts]
      Peer Reviews of Presentations [20 pts] 		Su: Due: Project Summaries [5 pts]
Tu: Due: Individual Assessments [10 pts]
      Project Report [100 pts]