Final Exam: May 7, Monday, 12:15 - 3:15 p.m. Make arrangements for these exam dates early!
Course Description
Stat 313 is designed for
advanced undergraduates in engineering, physical sciences, life
sciences, who will use statistics to solve real problems. It includes
comprehensive introduction to modeling data, statistical
methods of analyzing data and designing experiments. General objective is to train students in
formulating statistical models, in choosing appropriate methods for
inference from experimental and observational data and to test the
validity of these models. An outline of topics is:
HW are assigned regularly. They are due in class, before the class starts,
on the due date. Late HW will not be accepted. A project is on analyzing
real data of one's interests using the tools learned in classes.
Students in teams or individually can start collecting data
at the beginning of semester and then present the analyses in a written
report and
in a short oral presentation at the end of semester.
Grading Policy:
Homework, Midterm Exam, Project and Final Exam
scores will be counted 20%, 20%, 20% and 40% towards the final
grade.