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Office Hours: Monday 10:30-12:30, Tuesday 9:30-10:30, Wednesday 10:30-12:30 or by appointment
Texts: Zar, J, H. 1999. Biostatistical Analysis.
Computer Software: Macintosh Operating System and StatView, SPSS.
| Week | Date | Topics | Chapters |
| SECTION 1 - Introduction to Statistics | |||
| 1 | 18 JAN | Course Introduction, History, Properties of data | 1, 2 |
| 2 | 25 JAN | Hypothesis Testing, Freq. Distributions, Parameters, Stats | 2 |
| SECTION 2 - Measures of Central Tendency and Variation | |||
| 3 | 1 FEB | Central Tendency - Mean, Median, Mode, Variance, SD, SE, Normal Distributions | 3,4 |
| 4 | 8 FEB | Probability, Application of Normal Distribution - Z scores | 6 |
| 5 | 15 FEB | Central Limit Theorem, Testing Sample Means | 7-9 |
| SECTION 3 - Comparing Means and Distributions | |||
| 6 | 22 FEB | Exam 1, Confidence Limits | 7-9 |
| 7 | 1 MAR | Comparisons of Means (2 samples) - Student's t test | 7-9 |
| 8 | 8 MAR | Mid-Semester Recess | |
| 9 | 15 MAR | Analysis of Variance (3 or more samples) | 10-11 |
| 10 | 22 MAR | Multiple Comparisons | 11 |
| 11 | 29-31 MAR | Multiple Comparisons | 11+Handouts |
| 11,12 | 1-5 APR | Easter Recess | |
| 12 | 7 APR | Exam 2, Linear Regression | 17 |
| 13 | 6 APR | SECTION 4 - Relationships between Variables: Regression, Correlation, Chi Square | |
| 13 | 12 APR | Linear Correlation | 19 |
| 14 | 19 APR | Analysis of Frequencies, Goodness of Fit | 22-23 |
| SECTION 5 - Solutions to Data Problems: Transformations and Non-Parametric Analyses | |||
| 15 | 26 APR | Data Transformations | 13 |
| TBA | Directed Studies Poster Session and Homework Assignment | ||
| 16 | 3 MAY | Non-parametric Stats | Handoutts |
| 11 MAY | 1:00 PM Final Exam is Cumulative |
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