QSCI 482, Autumn 2002:   Statistical Inference in Applied Research (1)

 

Instructor: Dr. Loveday L. Conquest  (LLC) (conquest@u.washington.edu)

 

TAs: Maureen Kennedy (mkenn@u.washington.edu), Todd Malinick (malinick@u.washington.edu)

 

LLC Office: 116N, Director’s Suite, New Fisheries Science Bldg (1122 NE Boat St.), phone 221-7966

 

LLC Office Hours: TBA; available via e-mail and by appointment

 

TA Office: 91 Mary Gates Hall (basement, southeast side of building)

 

TA Office Hours: TBA; available via e-mail and by appointment (extra hours before exams)

 

Class Location and Times: Mechanical Engineering 246, MW 4:30-6:50 (Note: no class Monday Nov. 11 and Wed. Nov 27)

 

Course Evaluation:  3 exams; open book, notes and calculator required

                                      Homework (total homework grade counts as 25% of total grade

 

Grades:         Percentages              Minimum Grades

                        95-100                        3.7-4.0

91-94                                                    3.4-3.6

85-90                                                    3.0-3.3

80-84                                                    2.7-2.9

76-79                                                    2.4-2.6

70-75                                                    2.0-2.3

65-69                                                    1.7-1.9

 

Textbook: Zar, J.H. 1999. Biostatistical Analysis, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall.

 

Lecture Notes: Available at the “AVE” Copy Center. 4141 University Way NE, 633-1837. Open 8-midnight weekdays, 10-7 weekends.

 

Prerequisites: Any introductory statistics course (or equivalent experience); working knowledge of Chapters 1-5 in Zar and basic probability distributions.

 

Policies: Exam conflicts – prior permission and arrangements.

               Late homeworks – no credit without prior arrangements.

 

Computing: SPSS for Windows (available in the MGH PC Lab, FISH PC Lab).