Welcome to EXST7005 - Statistical Techniques I, Fall 2017

• Week 1
1. Class: Tu & Th at 10:30-11:50AM in Rm. 244, Lockett Hall.
2. Lab: W at 11:00AM-12:50PM in Rm. 44, Woodin Hall.
3. The syllabus for EXST7005 is here.
4. The link for EXST7005 lab is here.
5. The handouts can be purchased in LSU Barnes & Noble Bookstore. The address is 2 Union Square, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. The telephone number is (225) 578-51370.
6. The reference textbook "Statistical Methods" can be freely accessed from here or from e-textbook webpage. The datasets in the textbook can be found here (1997 Ed.) and here (2010 Ed.).
7. Tuesday: introduction and graphic summary of data.
8. Wednesday: lab 01.
9. Thursday: numeric summary of data.
10. Work on the problems from page 19 to 24 in your handouts. The solution is on page 24.
• Week 2
1. Tuesday: density curves and normal distribution.
2. The statistics tables are here.
3. Work on the practice problems using Z-table. The solution is on the right column.
4. Wednesday: lab is cancelled due to the weather.
5. Thursday: probabilities.
• Week 3
1. Tuesday: Introduction to statistical inference.
2. Wednesday: lab 02.
3. Thursday: Discrete distributions.
4. Read counting poker hands on page 52-53.
• Week 4
1. Tuesday: Finish discrete distribution and start sampling distribution of mean.
2. Work on exercises on page 59-60. The solution is on page 61.
3. Wednesday: lab 03.
4. Thursday: Finish sampling distribution of mean and start confidence interval.
• Week 5
1. Tuesday: Hypothesis test.
2. Work on exercises on page 73-74. The solution is on page 74.
3. Wednesday: lab 04.
4. Thursday: Two-sample hypothesis test and CI.
5. Work on exercises on page 77-78. The solution is on page 79.
• Week 6
1. Tuesday: Power calculation .
2. Work on exercises on page 84-87. The solution is on page 88-89.
3. Wednesday: lab 05.
4. Thursday: Distribution of variance.
5. Work on exercises on page 98-99. The solution is on page 100-101.
6. Exam I is on Oct. 10 in class. It covers the materials from page 1 to 92 in the course package.
   You can bring one piece of formula sheet (A4 size and both sides) and a calculator.
   I will provide the table if needed. No wireless device such as iphone can be used during the test.
   There are two old exams with solution in the course package (p200-p210).
• Week 7
1. Tuesday: One-sample t-test and CI.
2. Wednesday: lab 06.
3. Thursday: Review.
4. Exam I is next tuesday (Oct. 10th) in class.
• Week 8
1. Tuesday: Exam I in class.
2. Wednesday: lab 07.
3. Thursday: Two-sample t-test (part I).
• Week 9
1. Tuesday: Two-sample t-test (part I).
2. The Exam I solution is here. The summary statistics for Exam I scores are: mean=70.4, SD=9.4, Q1=64, median=70.5, and Q3=76.25.
3. Wednesday: lab 08.
4. Thursday: Fall holiday (no class).
• Week 10
1. Tuesday: Paired t-test.
2. Work on exercises on page 122. The solution is on page 123.
3. Wednesday: lab 09.
4. Thursday: Inference of proportion(s).
• Week 11
1. Tuesday: Design and sampling.
2. Work on exercises on page 128-132. The solution is on page 133-135.
3. Wednesday: lab 10.
4. Thursday: ANOVA (part I).
5. Exam II is in two weeks (Nov 16).
• Week 12
1. Tuesday: ANOVA (part II).
2. Work on exercises on page 160-161. The solution is on page 162.
3. Wednesday: lab 11.
4. Thursday: Linear regression.
5. Exam II is next thursday (Nov 16). It covers the materials from page 93 to 162 in the course package.
   You can bring one piece of formula sheet (A4 size and both sides) and a calculator.
   I will provide the table if needed. No wireless device such as iphone can be used during the test.
   There are two old exams with solution in the course package (p211-p221).
• Week 13
1. Tuesday: Review.
2. There is NO lab this week.
3. Thursday: Exam II in class.
• Week 14
1. Tuesday: Linear regression.
2. Work on exercises on page 179-182. The solution is on page 183-184.
3. There is NO lab this week.
4. Thursday: No class (Thanksgiving holiday).
5. The Exam II solution is here. The summary statistics for Exam II scores are: mean=83.2, SD=9.5, Q1=77.5, median=86, and Q3=89.5.
• Week 15
1. Tuesday: Categorical data analysis.
2. Wednesday: lab 12.
3. Thursday: Review.
4. Final exam is on Dec 8 (Friday) at 3PM-5PM in our regular class. Final exam is comprehensive. It covers the materials from page 1 to 184
   You can bring THREE pieces of formula sheet (A4 size and both sides) and a calculator.
   I will provide the table if needed. No wireless device such as iphone can be used during the test.

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