Statistics 2MA3

Probability and Statistical Methods for Science

Dr P.D.M. Macdonald

2000-2001

Any questions, comments or suggestions? Send an e-mail message to me at pdmmac@mcmaster.ca.

Calendar Description & Course Outline

Introduction to statistical methods and applications: data analysis and statistical methods.

• Course Outline

Announcements

Exam Office Hours Mon Apr 9: 10-12 & 2-4; Wed Apr 11: 10-12 & 2-4; Thu Apr 12 10-12 & 2-4. Other times by appointment. Unclaimed tests and assignments can be picked up from the shelf in BSB-202.

Preparing for the Final Exam If you know your definitions and can do all the questions in Exercise #4, Assignment #3."More worked examples" and the three Mid-Term Tests efficiently and accurately, there will be no surprises on the final exam. Be sure to check the list of topics covered from Chapters 9-12, and review my notes on "Verifying your Assumptions".

Class Notes Two copies of the Class Notes are now in binders on a shelf in BSB-202, by my office. This room is normally open from 8:30 until 17:00. If you borrow a binder to photocopy notes, please return it immediately after.

R for Macintosh The current release of R is 1.2.2, available for Windows, Unix, Linux and, for the first time, Macintosh. Click here for more information and download.

Check your term marks here! TF is the average of the three tests, weighted equally, taken out of 20. AF is the total marks on the three assignments, taken out of 20. Please let me know asap if there are any errors or omissions. All work submitted has now been marked.

Timetable

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday at 11:30, in CNH-B107

Tutorials

To change your tutorial or sign up for a tutorial, go to the Department of Mathematics & Statistics office in BSB-133.

Tutorial 1 Dr Macdonald	Friday	15:30-16:20	BSB-B116 [Jan 12, 19, 26 in BSB-245]
Tutorial 2 Tony Ng	Thursday	08:30-09:20	BSB-304 [Jan 11, 18, 25 in BSB-245]
Tutorial 3 Tony Ng	Tuesday	16:30-17:20	GS-219 [Jan 9, 16, 23 in BSB-241]

You must have a valid userid, password and laser printing account for the lab before your first tutorial!

Class Notes

• Some Definitions Updated 2001-04-12
• Verifying your Assumptions
• Degrees of Freedom For a Factorial ANOVA Revised 2001-04-15
• Examples in R - from the lectures of 2001-01-05 and 2001-01-09.
• Graphs of the Chi-square and t distributions
• Topics covered from Chapters 9-12

Course Resources

• Download R - an open code freeware package with the look and feel of Splus
• R for Beginners - a 31-page introduction to R, in pdf format
• An Online Splus Tutorial from Dalhousie University

Exercises

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.

• Exercise #1 - Some results - Some hints
• Exercise #2
• Exercise #3 - Some hints
• Exercise #4 - Solutions Updated 2001-04-12 to show how to add row and column names to the RxC contingency table.

More Worked Examples

• S3N03 Test #3 - solutions
• Two-Factor ANOVA with Replication and some additional graphs
• Photosynthesis Two-Way ANOVA Example - with replication and significant interaction
• Simple Linear Regression with a test for non-linearity

Assignments

• Assignment #1 - Due 2001-01-30 09:00 - Hints - Solutions
• Assignment #2 - Due 2001-02-27 09:00 - Hints - Solutions
• Assignment #3 - Due 2001-04-06 17:00 - Solutions Solutions to Q10, Q16 updated 2001-04-13.

Tests

• Test #1 - 2001-02-01
• Test #2 - 2001-03-01
• Test #3 - 2001-03-22

Some Other Links

• My work on mixture distributions
• Statistical Society of Canada / Société statistique du canada

Need more help?

If you have concerns about preparing for tests and examinations, improving your study habits, giving class presentations, or mastering English as a second language, the Centre for Student Development can help.

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