Stat 500  Applied Statistics  Fall 2001

Stat 500  meets MWF 10:10-11:00am  M: 64 Willard, W, F:  118 Thomas

Instructor: Dr. Mosuk Chow,  Office: 315 Thomas Building
                          phone: 863-8128 ( e-mail: mchow@stat.psu.edu)
                          office hours: M,  Thur 1:00pm-2:30pm
                                             or by appointment

Grader:  Brian Steinmeyer,  Office: 301 Thomas Building
                 phone: 863-2314 ( e-mail: brians@stat.psu.edu)
                 office hours:  Wed 1:30-4:00pm

Syllabus

 Your grade
 

  Solution to Practice Midterm 1

 Solution to homeworks in 5.1
 

Important dates:
Midterm 1:  Oct 3,         Midterm 2:  Nov 7
Activity 1: Sept 24,        Activity 2: Oct 29
Project 1 due Oct 17,    Project 2 due Dec 3
Final exam:  Dec 11, 4:40-6:30 pm

Useful documents:
1: Course content
2. Introduction to Minitab 13
3. Minitab Quick Reference
4. Additional Resources (Standard Normal Cumulative Probability Table)

Interesting websites:
1. Monty Hall Problem (conditional probability)
2. Simulation for sampling distribution (Rice University simulation lab)

Data sets
 1. Weight of Jessica
 

Textbook is on reserve in Math Library (109 McAllister Building)