Difference between revisions of "Lectures: Stat 202 Soc Poly Fall 2016"
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== August 29, 2016 == | == August 29, 2016 == | ||
| − | * Today, we had an introductory discussion and greetings, then discussed our [[Syllabus:Stat_202_Soc_Poly_Fall_2016|syllabus]], and finally covered the first two | + | * Today, we had an introductory discussion and greetings, then discussed our [[Syllabus:Stat_202_Soc_Poly_Fall_2016|syllabus]], and finally covered the first two chapters of [[Media:The_Data_Professors_Guide_to_Basic_Statistics.pdf|The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics]]. |
* Reading: Please read about the optional extra credit opportunities in our [[Syllabus:Stat_202_Soc_Poly_Fall_2016|syllabus]]. | * Reading: Please read about the optional extra credit opportunities in our [[Syllabus:Stat_202_Soc_Poly_Fall_2016|syllabus]]. | ||
* Reading: Please read the first few chapters of [[Media:The_Data_Professors_Guide_to_Basic_Statistics.pdf|The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics]], which is linked here and also passed out during class. | * Reading: Please read the first few chapters of [[Media:The_Data_Professors_Guide_to_Basic_Statistics.pdf|The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics]], which is linked here and also passed out during class. | ||
| − | * Next class: I plan to discuss the projects and cover the next several chapters of [[Media:The_Data_Professors_Guide_to_Basic_Statistics.pdf|The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics.]] | + | * Next class: I plan to discuss the projects and cover the next several chapters of [[Media:The_Data_Professors_Guide_to_Basic_Statistics.pdf|The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics]]. |
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| + | == August 31, 2016 == | ||
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| + | * Today, we discussed projects and reviewed the material from August 29, and covered ''Concepts of structured data'', ''Kinds of variables'', and started ''Distributions'' in [[Media:The_Data_Professors_Guide_to_Basic_Statistics.pdf|The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics]]. | ||
| + | * Reading: I passed out two more chapters of [[Media:The_Data_Professors_Guide_to_Basic_Statistics.pdf|The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics]]: ''Distributions'', and ''Exploratory data analysis''. Please read these sections. | ||
| + | * Next class: I plan to review what we did today, assign some homework, and cover the sections of [[Media:The_Data_Professors_Guide_to_Basic_Statistics.pdf|The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics]] that I passed out but haven't covered. | ||
Revision as of 23:48, 31 August 2016
August 29, 2016
- Today, we had an introductory discussion and greetings, then discussed our syllabus, and finally covered the first two chapters of The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics.
- Reading: Please read about the optional extra credit opportunities in our syllabus.
- Reading: Please read the first few chapters of The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics, which is linked here and also passed out during class.
- Next class: I plan to discuss the projects and cover the next several chapters of The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics.
August 31, 2016
- Today, we discussed projects and reviewed the material from August 29, and covered Concepts of structured data, Kinds of variables, and started Distributions in The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics.
- Reading: I passed out two more chapters of The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics: Distributions, and Exploratory data analysis. Please read these sections.
- Next class: I plan to review what we did today, assign some homework, and cover the sections of The Data Professor's Guide to Basic Statistics that I passed out but haven't covered.
