This is a course in data analysis, not mathematical statistics, so students need not be mathematically sophisticated to do well in this course. Certain basic mathematical skills will be necessary, however, inasmuch as they constitute the language of applied statistics. We will cover most of the material in the textbook, emphasizing some sections and de-emphasizing others. The text will occasionally be supplemented by notes supplied by the instructor.
Students are free to use whatever software package they choose for any given task.
Students taking this course for credit are eligible to receive accounts on the Department of Statistics Unix and NT networks. Each quiz will be limited to a relatively small amount of topics which will be announced in advance. The lowest quiz score for each student will be dropped. Each student is also allowed to be absent from one quiz for planned or unplanned reasons. Additional absences will require special approval by the instructor.