STA 661: Tentative Reading List.
Check back often as this schedule may be modified as the semester progresses.
Date Day Topic Reading Suggested practice exercises
17-Aug T Introduction; Study design and inference 1.1-1.2 Ch.1 - 17,19, 25
19-Aug TH Probability models; Randomization test 1.3-1.6
24-Aug T One sample t-methods 2.1-2.3 Ch.2 - 13,15,19
26-Aug TH Two-sample t-methods 2.4
31-Aug T P-values; Robustness 2.5-2.6; 3.1-3.2
2-Sep TH Resistance; Practical stategies for two samples 3.3-3.4 Ch.3 - 25,27,29
7-Sep T Transformations 3.5-3.7
9-Sep TH Alternatives for two samples 4.1-4.3 Ch. 4 - 15,19,23,25,27
14-Sep T Alternatives for one sample/paired data 4.4-4.6
16-Sep TH Comparing two of several groups 5.1-5.2 Ch. 5 - 14,18
21-Sep T F-test; ANOVA 5.3-5.4
23-Sep TH Robustness and model checking 5.5-5.7
28-Sep T Linear combinations; Simultaneous inferences 6.1-6.3 Ch. 6 - 13,15,18
30-Sep TH Multiple comparisons 6.4-6.6
5-Oct T Review
7-Oct TH Test #1, Chapters 1-6
14-Oct TH Simple linear regression 7.1-7.3 Ch. 7 - 12,14,16,26
19-Oct T Inferential tools 7.4-7.6
21-Oct TH Robustness and model checking 8.1-8.3 Ch. 8 - 15,17,19,21
26-Oct T Transformations; ANOVA 8.4-8.7
28-Oct TH More regression
2-Nov T One sample proportion inferences
4-Nov TH Comparing proportions 18.1-18.2 Ch. 18 - 9,11,13
9-Nov T Odds ratios and relative risk 18.3-18.5
11-Nov TH 2x2 tables of counts 19.1-19.2 Ch. 19 - 11,15
16-Nov T Tests for 2x2 tables 19.3-19.5
18-Nov TH RxC tables 19.6-19.7
23-Nov T More stuff/slack
30-Nov T More stuff/slack
2-Dec TH Review