Stat 500  Applied Statistics  Spring 2002

Stat 500  meets MWF 1:25-2:15pm  M: 64 Willard, W, F:  220 Thomas

Instructor: Dr. Mosuk Chow,  Office: 315 Thomas Building
                          phone: 863-8128 ( e-mail: mchow@stat.psu.edu)
                          office hours: Tuesday 2:00-3:30pm  Friday 10:30am-12:00noon
                                             or by appointment 

Grader: Steve Bai,  Office: 330A Thomas Building
                          phone: 865-3193 ( e-mail: bai@stat.psu.edu)
                          office hours: M, W 11:00-12:00noon
                                             or by appointment 

 Grades to the course

Syllabus

Important dates:
Midterm 1:  Feb 25,         Midterm 2: April 1
Activity 1: Feb 11, Activity 2: March 25
Project 1 due March 13,    Project 2 due April 19
Final exam:  Per University schedule

Useful documents:
1: Course content
2. Introduction to Minitab 12
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)