Applied Statistical Methods
STAT 1000

Spring 2007, Mon.Wed.Fri. 11:00 in CL 324 CRN 11513, 4 credits
Department of Statistics
University of Pittsburgh


Instructor	Dr. Nancy Pfenning
Office	Cathedral 2710
Website	www.pitt.edu/~nancyp
E-mail	nancyp+@pitt.edu
Phone	624-8729 (statistics office, leave message with secretary)
	521-8349 (home, if urgent, before 10pm)
	624-8336 (during office hours)
Office Hrs.	Mon. Wed. 3:00-3:50, Thurs. 3:00-3:50 or by appt.
Stat Lab	For hours of operation and names of TAs on staff, see schedule. Lab is in 435 Cathedral (take stairs up from Bigelow side of Cathedral).
	Avoid times when the lab is reserved.
Free Tutors	Contact the Academic Support Center 648-7920 or visit their website and refer to tutoring, which links to a pdf file of their walk-in tutoring hours.

News

4/07 Here are the solutions to Practice Final

4/10/2007 Practice Final available as pdf

Adam's office hours will be Monday, April 16 from 9 to 11 in CL 2617 His office hours for Wednesday, April 18 are canceled.

Friday, April 6: 10 am recitation meets in 1201 Posvar Hall (The Posvar Computing Classroom is located on the ground floor, near the escalators, next to the GSPIA Library. You'll need to walk around to the main lab entrance to get to the classroom.)

4/1/2007 Practice Midterm 2 solutions now available

Adam has extra office hours Monday, April 2 from 6 to 8 in CL 2617 (and you may also find him in his office Tuesday afternoon before 3:45). His office hours for later in the week are canceled.

2/24/2007 Practice Midterm 2 available as pdf

2-19-07 Normal Practice Exercises and Solutions are available; try these and check your own work by Wednesday, February 21. [Note that the original solution to 4.(a) was incorrect and has been fixed.]

The midterm has been rescheduled for Friday, February 16. If you are unable to take it then, email me and arrange to take it in my office Wednesday at noon. You can also come for office hour help Wednesday 12 to 1:50.

The midterm has been rescheduled for Friday, February 16.

No office hours Wednesday, Feb. 14 or Thursday, Feb. 15; you can email me if you have questions.

2/12/2007 Practice Midterm 1 solutions now available
2-9-07 Read coincidence stories of our class members!
1/30/2007 Practice Midterm 1 available as pdf

Homework Assignments have been revised to accommodate use of both 2nd and 3rd editions. Please discard assignments handed out first day of class and replace with revised assignments
Lecture Notes for Week 14
Lecture Notes for Week 13
Lecture Notes for Week 12
Lecture Notes for Week 11
Lecture Notes for Week 10
Lecture Notes for Week 9
Lecture Notes for Week 8
Lecture Notes for Week 7
Lecture Notes for Week 6
Lecture Notes for Week 5
Lecture Notes for Week 4
Lecture Notes for Week 3
Lecture Notes for Week 2
Lecture Notes for Week 1 are now available as a pdf file.
Extra Credit Exercises for the entire semester may be found here.
Student Survey data: survey9-21-03.txt. a tab-delimited text file, is now available;
MINITAB is available at all campus computing labs, such as Cathedral, Forbes Quad, Benedum, and of course the Stat Lab. If in addition you would like to have MINITAB on your PC, Pitt's Software Licensing Service at 105 Bellefield Hall (behind Heinz Chapel) is now offering MINITAB CDs for only $5 a copy (be sure to have your student ID with you)! Otherwise, a free fully functional demo can be downloaded from www.minitab.com BUT it will only run for 30 days, so consider waiting until later in the semester!
All recitations on the following dates: Jan. 11; Feb. 15; Apr. 5; Apr. 19 will be held in the Stat Lab 435 CL (enter on Bigelow side of Cathedral, take steps up to 4th floor) and the Friday recitations Jan. 12, Feb. 16, Apr .20 are in CL G27; the Friday, Apr. 6 recitation is in Posvar Hall 1201.
Jan. 2007 Handout in recitation on MINITAB Basics to be used as a reference for all MINITAB work.

Description

This course is an intensive introduction to statistical methods. It is designed for students who want to do data analysis and to study further ideas in applied statistics beyond this course. The topics covered include descriptive statistics, elementary probability, random sampling, controlled experiments, hypothesis testing, regression, and the analysis of variance. Emphasis will be placed on the statistical reasoning underlying the methods. Students will also become proficient in the use of a statistical software package, MINITAB.

Prerequisites

MATH 0031 (Algebra) or equivalent. No Comp. Sci. background needed.

Requirements

Homework,computer lab problems, quizzes, two midterms, and a comprehensive final exam.

Grading

11 Homeworks	202
12 Lab Problems	48
Best 10 of 11 Quizzes	100
Midterm 1	150
Midterm 2	200
Final Exam	300
Total	1000
Extra Credit	max 50

Course Grade

90-100% A; 80-89% B; etc. Plusses are assigned to the students at the top of each grade range and minuses to the students at the bottom. None of us can know in advance if an individual student will be a "borderline case"; completing extra credit assignments (specified in lecture notes) throughout the semester can help you to optimize your chances for the best possible grade. These are to be handed in to me by the following lecture; no late homeworks or extra credits will be accepted.

Textbook

Utts and Heckard: Mind on Statistics, 2nd or 3rd ed., Duxbury Press

Lecture Notes

Available weekly as pdf files; also available for copying in Math/Stats library 4th floor Thackeray

Recitations

Thursday, 12:00-12:50 CL 313 [CRN 11484]
Thursday, 1:00-1:50 CL 230 [CRN 11483]
Thursday, 2:00-2:50 CL 218 [CRN 11514]
Friday, 10:00-10:50 CL 236 [CRN 11515]

Instructor: Adam Sima aps23@pitt.edu Office Hours Wednesdays 12:00 to 12:45, Fridays 9:00 to 9:45 in CL2617

Recitations will concentrate on the use of MINITAB (our computer package) and on the clarification and review of lecture material. All quizzes except Quiz 11 will be administered in recitation. In addition, individual questions, especially those pertaining to the homework assignments, may be addressed.

Note: The material in this course is cumulative in nature. Thus, it is important not to fall behind in your reading or assignments or you will find yourself lost. If you are confused, see me or your recitation instructor for help.

Note to Students with Disabilities: If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and Disability Resources and Services, 216 WPU (412) 648-7890, as early as possible in the term. DRS will verify your disability and determine reasonable accommodations for this course. See their website www.drs.pitt.edu

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Applied Statistical Methods STAT 1000