Where are we in the course text?

Updated 2005-04-06

COURSE TEXT

Devore, J.L. (2004) Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, Sixth Edition, Brooks/Cole
[Note that the Fith Edition can also be used; the chapter and section numbers are the same.]

Chapter 1 - ALL

Chapter 2 - Review from STATS 2D03

Chapter 3 - Review from STATS 2D03

Chapter 4 - Review from STATS 2D03: 4.1 to 4.4; New material: 4.6

Chapter 5 - Review from STATS 2D03: 5.1; New material: 5.2 to 5.5

Chapter 6 - ALL

Chapter 7 - ALL

Chapter 8 - ALL (omit 8.3)

Chapter 9 - ALL (omit 9.4)

Chapter 10 - (omit multiple comparisons, non-central F distribution, random effects model)

Chapter 11 - 11.1 & 11.2

Chapter 12 - ALL

Chapter 13 - 13.1 (graphical methods in R, not by hand)

This where the course finished - unfortunately we didn't get to Contingency Tables this time.

Chapter 14 - 14.3

INTEGRATION OF R WITH THE TEXT

Chapter 1

Learn the logic of R, learn how to input data and do useful descriptive statistics and graphical analyses.

Chapters 3 & 4

Use R to plot graphs of the standard distributions.

Chapter 5

Use R to demonstrate theoretical results by simulation of random data.

Chapters 6-14

Use R to check your calculator calculations and draw graphs.


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