HDFS 2040-D01: Modules 1 & 2 Basic Statistics
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination."
~ Vin Scully
Graded Assignments Due by 8am on May 21st:
Online lecture: Introductions Online lecture: Syllabus Graded Assignments Due by 8am on May 24th: Online lecture: Des/Infer Statistics; Pop/Sam; Variables Def; Operational Def; RION; Rel/Val Textbook Readings: Pages 2-7; 8-10 Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 60 minutes (longest lecture of the semester) Average range for completion time for students: 60 - 158 minutes Outline for lecture: Link Graded Assignments Due by 8am on May 25th: Online lecture: Freq Distr./Graphs; Normal Distr. Textbook Readings: All of Chapter 2 Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 45 minutes Average range for completion time for students: 50 - 106 minutes Outline for lecture: Link Syllabus electronic signature (Due by May 25th): Link Graded Assignments Due by 8am on May 26th: Online lecture: Standard Frequency Table in Excel Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 14 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission Online lecture: Interval Frequency Table in Excel Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 24 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission Graded Assignments Due by 8am on May 27th: Online lecture: Histogram in Excel Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 19 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission Online lecture: Frequency Polygon in Excel Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 7 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission Graded Assignments Due by 8am on May 28th: Online lecture: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability Textbook Readings: All of Chapter 4 Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 48 minutes Average range for completion time for students: 43 - 119 minutes Outline for lecture: Link Graded Assignments Due by 8am on June 1st: Online lecture: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability Excel Data Analysis Toolpak (PC): Link Excel Data Analysis Toolpak (Mac but recommend practice with PC instead): Link Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 16 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission Practice Exercise: Link Graded Assignments Due by 9pm on June 2nd: Group Assignment 1: Set up Zoom day and time with instructors Graded Assignments Due by 8am on June 3rd: Online lecture: Normal Distribution; z-scores Textbook Readings: Pages 117-132 Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 25 minutes Average range for completion time for students: 28 - 78 minutes Outline for lecture: Lecture Outline Table for z-scores: z-table Graded Assignments Due by 8am on June 4th: Online lecture: Variable Transforms in Excel Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 17 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission Online lecture: z-scores in Excel Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 18 minutes Plus spreadsheet submission Graded Assignments Due by 8am on June 7th: Online lecture: Percentiles Textbook Readings: Pages 147-155 Lecture Run Time (without pausing): 25 minutes Average range for completion time for students: 32 - 94 minutes Outline for lecture: Lecture Outline Graded Assignments Due by 8am on June 8th: Practice Exercise: Link Graded Assignments Due by 9pm on June 9th: Group Assignment 2: Set up Zoom day and time with instructors Link Last Exam Day for Modules 1 and 2 is 10pm on June 16th: Statistical tables: Link Practice Material for Exam for Modules 1 and 2 (not graded): Practice Exam 1: Link Practice Exam 2: Link |