Schedule

Mon, Jan 22

• NO CLASS

Wed, Jan 24

• NO CLASS

Thur, Jan 25

• FIRST DAY OF CLASSES - NO LAB

Fri, Jan 26

• Questionnaire
• Introduction and syllabus
• Randomization activity: Is Yawning Contagious?
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch. 1.1-1.3
  • HW #1 due Wednesday 1/31

Mon, Jan 29

• Income Mobility by College
• Data & Data Collection (link to Google Spreadsheet)
• Laptop Loan program
• Michael Jordan talk at UMass tomorrow
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch. 1.4, 1.5

Wed, Jan 31

• HW #1 due today
• Sampling and Experiments
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch. 1.6

Thur, Feb 1

• Intro to R and RStudio
• R Study Guide
• Homework:
  • Lab #1: Intro to R due next Monday 2/5

Fri, Feb 2

• Numerical data
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch. 1.7
    
  • Extra credit reading: Nature editorial on reproducible research
    • post comment on Slack channel for point added to HW grade

Mon, Feb 5

• Lab #1 due today
• Categorical data
• Spurious Correlations
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch. 5.1
  • HW #2 due tomorrow 2/7

Wed, Feb 7

• SNOW DAY
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch 5.2

Thur, Feb 8

• Intro to Data
• Smithies in Statistical and Data Science (SSDS) AND DataFest General Info session tonight, SR 301, 7-8p
• DataFest Slides

Fri, Feb 9

• HW #2 due today
• Bivariate relationships
• DataCamp
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch 5.3

Mon, Feb 12

• Lab #2 due today
• Simple Linear Regression
• Least Squares Fitting
• Sexual Harassment in Stats/Data Science
  • Amelia’s related post
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch 6.1

Wed, Feb 14

• Linear Fit
• Multiple Regression
• Take-home exam procedures
• Homework:
  • Study!

Thur, Feb 15

• R Quiz (see R Study Guide)
• Linear Regression

Fri, Feb 16

• HW #3 due today
• REVIEW SESSION FOR EXAM 1
• EXAM 1 handed out

Mon, Feb 19

• Lab #3 due today
• Project reminder
• Multiple Regression
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch 2.1-2.3

Wed, Feb 21

• EXAM 1 DUE
• RALLY DAY – NO CLASS

Thur, Feb 22

• Data visualization: from qplot() to ggplot()

Fri, Feb 23

Mon, Feb 26

• Lab #4 due today
• Hypothesis Testing
• Simulation
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch 2.6

Wed, Feb 28

• HW #4 due today
• Normal Distribution
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch 2.7
  • Extra credit reading: Psychology Journal Bans p-Values
    • post comment on Slack channel

Thur, Mar 1

• Sampling Distributions

Fri, Mar 2

• Applying the normal model
• Homework:
  • Work on proposals

Mon, Mar 5

• NO CLASS - Women in Data Science (WiDS) Central Massachusetts
  • Worcester Polytechnique Institute 9:00a-4:30p
  • Live Stream of WiDS at Stanford

• Lab #5 due today
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch 2.8
  • Work on Initial Project Proposals (due on Friday)

Wed, Mar 7

• Mid-Semester Assessment
• Confidence Intervals
• HW #5 due today
• Homework:
  • Reading TBD
  • Extra credit reading: Using Data Science to fight hate

Thur, Mar 8

• Confidence Intervals

Fri, Mar 9

• Initial Project Proposals due (upload to Moodle)
• Probability and Random Variables
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch 3.1 - 3.3

Mon, Mar 12

• Lab #6 due today
• NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK

Wed, Mar 14

• NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK

Thur, Mar 15

• NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK

Fri, Mar 16

• NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK

Mon, Mar 19

• Inference for a single proportion
• Homework:
  • Review OI, Ch 3.2

• Tuesday March 20, SDS Presentation of the Major
  • Ford 240, 12-1p
  • Lunch will be served!

Wed, Mar 21

• HW #6 due today
• Difference of two proportions
• Homework:
  • Review OI, Ch 3.3

Thur, Mar 22

• Normal Distribution

Fri, Mar 23

• Difference of two proportions
• DataFest starts tonight!
• Homework:
  • Read OI, 3.4

Mon, Mar 26

• Lab #7 due today
• Testing The Standards: Do Gender Differences Matter For Combat?

Wed, Mar 28

• Difference of two proportions
• Homework:
  • Study for exam 2!
  • Work on HW 7
  • Extra credit reading: Learning to See Data

Thur, Mar 29

• Inference for Categorical Data

Fri, Mar 30

• HW #7 discussed in class
• REVIEW SESSION FOR EXAM 2
• EXAM 2 Handed Out
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch 4.1

Mon, Apr 2

• Lab #8 due today
• One sample means
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch 4.2

Wed, Apr 4

• HW #8 cancelled!!
• EXAM 2 Due today
• Type I and type II error
• Paired data
• Homework:
  • Read OI, Ch 4.3

Thur, Apr 5

• Inference for Numerical Data

Fri, Apr 6

• Difference of Two Means
• ANOVA
• Voices: Statistics might be the most important class you take in college
• Homework:
  • Unlocking the power of data Ch 3.3 (PDF on Moodle, week of April 16)
  • Read Unlocking Ch 3.0-3.2 for confidence interval review

Mon, Apr 9

• Lab #9 due today
• Revised Project Proposal due (upload to Moodle)
• Bootstrapping methods
• Homework:
  • Unlocking Ch 3.4

Wed, Apr 11

• HW #9 due today
• Bootstrapping methods
• Homework:
  • Review OI, Ch. 5.1-5.3

Thur, Apr 12

Fri, Apr 13

Mon, Apr 16

• Lab #10 due today
• Bootstrap for Regression
• Homework:
  • Review OI, Ch. 6.1
  • Read OI, Ch 6.2

Wed, Apr 18

• Regression diagnostics
• Multiple Regression Review
• Homework:
  • Study for Exam 3!

Thur, Apr 19

• Multiple Regression
• Rachel Shutt’s talk @ 5pm, Stoddard G2

Fri, Apr 20

• HW #10 due today
• Data & Data Dictionary Due (upload to Moodle)
• REVIEW SESSION FOR EXAM 3
• EXAM 3 Handed out today

Mon, Apr 23

• Lab #11 due today
• Projects

Wed, Apr 25

• EXAM 3 Due today
• Projects

Thur, Apr 26

• NO LAB - WORK ON PROJECTS

Fri, Apr 27

• Projects