Statistics 336

Statistical Methods I

 

Fall 2005


 

 

Scott D. Grimshaw

Professor, Statistics Department

210 TMCB

801-422-6251

grimshaw@byu.edu

 

Office Hours: F 1-4 pm or by appt.

 

Course Lectures: TTh 9:35-10:50 am in 3031 JKB

Course Lab: F 10:00-10:50 in 205 or 250 TMCB

 

TAs: Mark Lyman and Jun Wang

TA Office Hours:

 

Announcements

 

 

 

Objectives

Course Catalog Description:

Sample estimation and hypothesis testing, nonparametric analogs for t-tests, contingency tables, simple linear regression, multiple regression, subset selection procedures; residual, influence, and collinearity diagnostics.

 

Prerequisites:

STAT 221 and concurrent registration in STAT 322. (Strongly suggest concurrent registration in STAT 212.)

 

Course Goals:

This course is covers statistical methods for modeling a dependent or response variable as a function of independent or predictor variables. Lines Through Dots! The classical approach is to use linear regression methods that are elegant in theory and highly effective in practice. The fundamental concepts of estimation, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals and prediction will be reviewed. Regression diagnostics and model selection will be motivated from the application of linear regression methods.

 

Course Materials

Textbook: Available from me.

 

Statistical Computing: A good calculator, SAS and S (either R or S-PLUS).

 

Grading

25% Homework

25% Exam One (Tues 4 Oct)

25% Exam Two (Thursday Nov 17)

25% Exam Three (Monday Dec 12 7-10am, 205 or 250 TMCB)

Soil Evaporation Data Set for Exam Three (exam3.sas)

 

 

Homework

Assignment 1, Due Friday 2 Sep: Chapter 1 #1-16

Assignment 2, Due Friday 9 Sep: Chapter 1 #17,26-32

Assignment 3, Due Friday 16 Sep: Chapter 1 #18,33

Assignment 4, Due Friday 23 Sep: Chapter 1 #19-25,34,36

Assignment 5, Due Friday 30 Sep: Chapter 1 #37-39,43-54

Assignment 6, Due Tuesday 22 Oct (Beginning of Class): Chapter 2 #10-26

Assignment 7, Due Friday 14 Oct: Chapter 2 #1-4,27-37

Assignment 8, Due Friday 21 Oct: Chapter 2 #38-43,50-52

Assignment 9, Due Friday 28 Oct: Chapter 2 #44-46,53-54,58,59-61,69-72

Assignment 10, Due Friday 4 Nov: Chapter 2 #47-49,55-58,62-68

Assignment 11, Due Friday 11 Nov: Chapter 2 #75-86

Assignment 12, Due Friday 18 Nov: In SAS and S repeat #51-58,60,62,63,66,67,69,70

Assignment 13, Due Friday 2 Dec: Chapter 3 #1-13

Assignment 14, Due Thursday 8 Dec: Chapter 3 #14-26

 

Lab

Lab 1 Friday 2 Sep: Chapter 1, Questions on p. 11,12

Lab 2 Friday 9 Sep: Chapter 1 #35

Lab 3 Friday 16 Sep: Open Lab

Lab 4 Friday 23 Sep: Chapter 1 #40-42

Lab 5 Friday 30 Sep: Linear Algebra Review

Lab 6 Friday 7 Oct: Chapter 2 #5-9

Lab 7 Friday 14 Oct:

Lab 8 Friday 21 Oct: Chapter 2 “Example: Repeat Share Linear Model” in SAS & S

Lab 9 Friday 28 Oct:

Lab 10 Friday 4 Nov: Chapter 2 #73-74

Lab 11 Friday 11 Nov:

Lab 12 Friday 18 Nov: Obtain Chapter 3 Data Sets

Lab 13 Friday (according to BYU) 22 Nov: CANCELLED

Lab 14 Friday 2 Dec:

 

Data Sets

 

 

Class Examples and Code

Chapter 1 Simulation of Power for Ho: beta1=0 (SAS or S)

Chapter 2 Magazine Ads Example (SAS or S)

Chapter 3 Iron County Home Value Data (SAS Data Set)

Chapter 3 Home Value All Possible Subsets Compute R2 and Cp (SAS)

Chapter 3 Home Value All Possible Subsets Compute R2 and Cp But Print Best 10 (SAS)

Chapter 3 Home Value Forward Selection, Backward Elimination and Stepwise Selection (SAS)

Chapter 3 Credit Bureau Data (SAS Data Set)

Chapter 3 Dilemma Data (Text File)

 

 

Other Stuff

American Statistical Association

ASA Career Center

COPSS Careers in Statistics

AmStat Special Careers Issues

September 2002

Applying for a Job: Your Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter

ASA JobWeb

 

 

Preventing Sexual Discrimination or Harassment

Sexual discrimination or harassment (including student-to-student harassment) is prohibited both by the law and by Brigham Young University policy.  If you feel you are being subjected to sexual discrimination or harassment, please bring your concerns to the professor.  Alternatively, you may lodge a complaint with the Equal Employment Office (D-240C ASB) or with the Honor Code Office (4440).

 

Honor Code Standards

In keeping with the principles of the BYU Honor Code, students are expected to be honest in all of their academic work.  Academic honesty means, most fundamentally, that any work you present as your own must in fact be your own work and not that of another.  Violations of this principle may result in a failing grade in the course and additional disciplinary action by the university.

 

Students are also expected to adhere to the Dress and Grooming Standards.  Adherence demonstrates respect for yourself and others and ensures an effective learning and working environment.  It is the university’s expectation, and my own expectation in class, that each student will abide by all Honor Code standards.  Please call the Honor Code Office at 422-2847 if you have questions about those standards.

 

Students with Disabilities

If you have a disability that may affect your performance in this course, you should get in touch with the office of Services for Students with Disabilities (1520 WSC).  This office can evaluate your disability and assist the professor in arranging for reasonable accommodations.

 

Complaints

I have done my best to design a course that will accomplish course objectives while recognizing the workload of a three credit hour class. If you have any concerns regarding any aspect of this course (content, workload, evaluation, etc), please come and discuss these matters with me. If we cannot come to a mutually agreeable solution, I will direct you to my superiors.