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Statistics 2MB3 is offered by the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at McMaster University.
Any questions, comments or suggestions? Send an e-mail to me at pdmmac@mcmaster.ca.
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REMAINING EXAM OFFICE HOURS Assignment #3 is now marked! Check your term marks online! Be sure to copy Tables A.3 to A.11 from the text and bring them to the Final Exam. |
STATS 2MB3: Statistical Methods
Estimation; sampling distributions; confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; power; robustness; analysis of variance for one and two factor designs; linear regression; graphical methods; statistical computing using software package R.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 12:30 in ABB-163
Devore, J.L. (2004) Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, Sixth Edition, Brooks/Cole.
This book will be useful as a statistics and experimental design handbook in later courses and after you graduate. The Fifth Edition is also acceptable.
Dalgaard, P. (2002) Introductory Statistics with R, Springer.
Optional text.
T01 Friday 14:30 BSB-104 (KTH-B121 on January 14, 21, 28)
T02 Friday 11:30 BSB-248 (BSB-241 on January 14, 21, 28)There is no tutorial on January 7. The tutorials on January 14, 21, 28 will be held in the computer lab.
You must have a valid userid, password and laser printing account for the lab!
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You want the "Precompiled binary distribution", not the "source code". For Windows installation, go to the link for "Windows (95 and later)", open folder "base", and click on rw2001.exe to download the installer. Run rw2001.exe to install R on your computer. |
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Because you are running R in Windows, not UNIX, you should skip the Introduction, which is mostly about UNIX, and begin with Entering Data. |
These exercises are for self-directed learning. They will not be graded and you do not have to hand them in. However, you will find that writing down your interpretation of the results is an excellent way to clarify your understanding. If you complete your report and submit it to me, I will read it and return it with comments and suggestions.
The slot for submitting assignments is on the wall beside HH-105.
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2005-02-03 (Thursday) |
19:00-21:00 |
BSB-244 Computer Lab* |
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2005-03-03 (Thursday) |
18:45-19:45 |
MDCL-1105 |
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2005-03-23 (Wednesday) |
18:45-19:45 |
T29-101 |
Aids permitted: Any calculators, any mathematical or statistical tables, one sheet of notes (8.5" x 11", one side only).
*You must have a valid userid, password and laser printing account for the BSB computer lab when you write Test #1. Tests MUST be submitted on paper; electronic submission is NOT permitted.
If you are unable to write a test at the scheduled time, please e-mail me at least 3 days before to make special arrangements.
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