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