EPI551 Principles of statistical inference

Spring, 2012
Tuesday/Thursday, 4:00-5:20pm, GE L2


Instructor: Igor Kuznetsov
E-mail: ikuznetsov (at) albany (dot) edu

Q&A: Thursdays, after the lecture (5:20pm – 6:20pm).
Office:
Cancer Research Center (CRC) building, 2nd floor, rm.206
Office hours:
by appointment (access to the CRC building requires a key card).

TA: Ga Eul Yoon, E-mail: gyoon (at) albany (dot) edu
Office: the TA/RA room, GE building, 1st floor
Office hours: Mon and Wed (1:30pm-3:30pm)

The final study guide is now available: final_study_guide.pdf

Homework 2 is now available: hw-2.pdf
Due date: May, 08, by midnight.

Homework 1 is now available: hw-1.pdf
Due date: March, 03, by midnight.

DATE

EVENT

HANDOUTS

STUDY GUIDE

READING

19-Jan

Introduction. Populations and samples.

19-01-2012.pdf

No study guide
 

24-Jan

Summarizing data-1

24-01-2012.pdf

Study guide-2
 

26-Jan

Summarizing data-2

26-01-2012.pdf

Study guide-2
 

31-Jan

Probability distributions-1

31-01-2012.pdf

Study guide-3

p.38-48; 71-74

2-Feb

Probability distributions-2

02-02-2012.pdf

Study guide-4

p.75-90

7-Feb

Computer lab
and quiz #1

Get a StatCrunch account prior to the lab!

StatCrunch Intro

9-Feb

Probability distributions-3

09-02-2012.pdf Study guide-5

p.108-118

14-Feb

Probability distributions-4

14-02-2012.pdf
Study guide-5

p.118-124; 129-135

16-Feb

One-sample inference-1

16-02-2012.pdf
Study guide-6

p.149-150; 160-169

21-Feb

One-sample inference-2

21-02-2012.pdf
Study guide-6

p.168-189

23-Feb

Computer lab
and quiz #2

lab-2.pdf
tables.pdf
 

 

28-Feb

One-sample inference-3

28-02-2012.pdf
Study guide-7

p.204-220

1-Mar

One-sample inference-4

01-03-2012.pdf
Study guide-7

p.221-234

6-Mar

Midterm
(material from 01/19 through 02/23 will be covered)

 

 

8-Mar

One-sample inference-5

08-03-2012.pdf
Study guide-7

p.235-237; 241-247; 249-250

20-Mar

Computer lab
and quiz #3

lab-3.pdf
 

 

22-Mar

Two-sample inference-1

22-03-2012.pdf
Study guide-8

p.269-279; 287-291

27-Mar

Two-sample inference-2

27-03-2012.pdf
Study guide-8

p.281-293; 301-304

29-Mar

Two-sample inference-3

29-03-2012.pdf
No study guide

p.295-301

3-Apr

Non-parametric methods

03-04-2012.pdf
Study guide-9

p.327-345

5-Apr

Computer lab
and quiz #4

lab-4.pdf
 

 

10-Apr

Categorical data  analysis-1

10-04-2012.pdf
Study guide-10

p.352-361; 367-372;

12-Apr

Categorical data analysis-2

12-04-2012.pdf
Study guide-10

p.373-380

17-Apr

Categorical data analysis-3

17-04-2012.pdf
Study guide-10

p.390-394; 401-404;

19-Apr

Computer lab
and quiz #5

lab-5.pdf
 

 

24-Apr

Correlation and regression-1

24-04-2012.pdf
Study guide-11

p.452-464

26-Apr

Correlation and regression-2

26-04-2012.pdf
Study guide-11

p.427-431;435-439; 442; 468-470; 472;

1-May

Multisample inference-1

01-05-2012.pdf
Study guide-12

p.516-528

3-May

Multisample inference-2

03-05-2012.pdf
Study guide-12

p.531-534;536-538;
555-561

8-May

Computer lab
and quiz #6

lab-6.pdf
 

 

10-May

Final 10:30-12:30
(material from 02/28 through 05/08 will be covered)

 

 

There will be two homeworks. There will be a 15-minute quiz at the beginning of each computer lab (6 quizzes in total).

Grading: Midterm: 30%; Final: 35%; Homework: 20%; Quizzes: 15%

Midterm and final are open book, quizzes are not.

Textbook: B. Rosner, Fundamentals of biostatistics, 7th edition.
Suggested supplement: T. Urdan, Statistics in plain English

Examples of quiz questions