QSCI 482, Autumn 2002
Statistical Inference in
Applied Research (I)
September 30 & October 2
[HW 1 due Friday October 4]
Topic 1. Review hypothesis testing, types of data
Topic 2. Goodness of fit tests for unordered (chi-squared) and ordered (Kolmogorov-Smirnov) categorical data; and why are we
starting in Chapter 22??… [22.1, 22.2,
22.5, 22.8]
October 7 & 9
[HW 2 due Friday October 11]
Topic 3. Contingency table data, including continuity
corrections for 2x2 tables. [23.1,
23.3] Optional: extensions to 3 dimensions. [23.8: 506-509]]
Topic 4. Subdividing a chi-square after rejection of the null hypothesis [22.3, 23.5, 23.6]
October 14 & 17 [HW 3 due Friday October 18]
Topic 5. Review of normal probabilities and graphical assessment of normality [pp. 65-67, 6.2, p. 87]
Topic 6. Central Limit Theorem and Z-tests [6.3,
6.4]
October 21, EXAM 1 on October 23 [no HW due this week]
Topic 7. One-sample t-test and chi-square test on the variance [7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.10, 7.11]
October 23 EXAM 1 will cover Topics 1-6
October 28 & 30 [HW 4 due November 1]
Topic 8. Power and sample size calculations for a single mean [7.6]
Topic 9. Two-sample t-tests (compare means) and F-test on two variances [8.1, 8.5]
November 4 & 6 [HW 5 due November 8]
Topic 10. Power and sample calculations for two means; nonparametric two-sample
tests [8.2, 8.4, 8.9, 8.10]
Topic 11. Paired tests: parametric (paired t) and nonparametric paired test [9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.5]
November 13 [HW 6 due Friday November 15]
Topic 12. Single factor (one way) ANOVA and graphical interpretation [10.1]
November 18 & 20 [no HW due – study for Exam
2!]
Topic 13. Power, sample size analysis for ANOVA [10.3]
Topic 14. Post-ANOVA comparisons. Multiple comparisons
among means, comparison of a control mean to each of several treatment means [11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4]
November 25, EXAM 2 will
cover Topics 7-12 [NO CLASS ON NOV. 27—TRAVEL
SAFELY FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY!]
December 2 & 4 [HW 7 due December 6—last one!]
Topic
15. Factorial treatment design; fixed, random, and mixed models for two-way
ANOVA [12.1]
Topic
16. Randomized block designs [12.3,
12.4]
Topic
17. Nonparametric ANOVA—Kruskal-Wallis test [10.4, 11.6]
Topic
18. Review for Exam 3 (which is the next day!)
Exams
will be in class, open notes and open book. There will be review sessions and
augmented office hours before each exam. Each exam is worth 25% of your grade,
with homework making up the remaining 25%.
Academic
Accommodations for Disabilities: To request academic accommodation, due to
disability, please contact Disabled Student Services, 448 Schmitz Hall,
206-543-8924 (V/TTY). If you have a letter from Disabled Student Services
indicating that you have a disability that requires acdemic
accommodations, please present the letter to me so that we can discuss the
accommodations you might need in this class.