It will deal with how to look at the world as statisticians do in making good decisions in the face of uncertainty. Hence the emphasis is on statistical inference using logic, reasoning and intuition. Mathematical proofs are minimal. Material will be taken from the textbook as outlined below. The purpose of the lecture is to provide focus, clarity, expand and otherwise supplement the material in the textbook.
Students are responsible for reading the required sections of the text on their own.
It is strongly recommended that you read ahead so as to have some familiarity with the material prior to the lectures. It is your responsibility to attend every lecture. It is essential to understand that one learns statistics by doing, and not by reading. In order to be successful in this course, it will be necessary to keep up with the assignments. Many of the assignments will involve the analysis of sets of data which will require the use of the computer to do the necessary arithmetic and graphing.