Schedule

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1 Jan 12-15

Welcome

Syllabus

Lecture 1

Statistics and Samples

Lab 1

Introduction to R and RStudio

Lecture 2

Data and Variables

Lab 2

Workflow and Data Types

Lecture 2

continued

2 Jan 19-23

No Class

Martin Luther King Holiday

Lab 3

Importing Data

Lecture 3

Effective data visualization

Lab 4

Graphing with ggplot

Lecture 4

Visualizing data types

Update. Class was cancelled due to weather.

3 Jan 26-30

Lecture 4

Visualizing data types

Lab 5

ggplot2 Visualization Challenge

Lecture 5

Describing Data

Project

Activity: Introduction to the EDA Project

Lecture 5

continued.

4 Feb 2-6

Lecture 6

Estimating with uncertainty

Project

Due on D2L.

Team Formation

Lecture 7

Probability

Lab 6

Describing data with summary statistics

Lecture 7

continued.

5 Feb 9-14

Exam 1

Lectures 1-7

ABD Chapters 1-5

Project

Continued dataset selection, aquisition, and import into R

Lecture 8

Hypothesis testing

Project

Complete Data Readiness Check and submit.

Due on D2L. Project Data Readiness Check

Lecture 9

Analyzing Proportions

6 Feb 16-20

No Class

Non-instructional Day

Lab 7

Analyzing Proportions

Lecture 9

continued

Lab 8

Transforming Data

Lecture 10

Fitting Probability Models to Frequency Data

7 Feb 23-27

Lecture 11

Using the Poisson Distribution to Test Randomness in Count Data

Lab 7

Independent Study time (finish Lab 7)

Learning Assistants available to answer questions.

Instructor at conference.

No Class

Instructor at conference

Project

Independent Group Work on Project Abstract

Instructor at conference.

Due on D2L. Project Abstract Draft 1

Lecture 11

Poisson distribution, continued

8 Mar 2-6

Lecture 12

Contingency Analysis (Lecture)

Lab 9

Contingency Analysis (Lab)

Exam 2

Lectures 8-12

ABD Chapters 6-9

Lab 9

Contingency Analysis (Lab) continued

Lecture 13

The Normal Distribution

Mar 9-13

No Class

Spring break

No Class

Spring break

No Class

Spring break

No Class

Spring break

No Class

Spring break

9 Mar 16-20

Lecture 14

Inference for Population Means

Project

EDA Project work day

Lecture 15

Comparing Two Means

Project

EDA Project work day

Lecture 16

Handling Violations of Assumptions

Due on D2L.

Project Abstract Draft 2

10 Mar 23-27

Lecture 16

continued

Lab 10

\(t\)-tests

Deadline.

SAC application deadline for BIOL 275 students

SAC Application Instructions

Lecture 17

Choosing a Test

Deadline.

General SAC Application Deadline

Project

Data Analysis Check-In

Lecture 18

Designing Experiments

11 Mar 30-Apr 3

Lecture 18

Continued

Project

Activity: Project Analysis Check-In

Lecture 18

Continued

Due on D2L. Project Check-In Report.

Project

Activity: Project Analysis Check-In

Lecture 19

Comparing more than two means

12 Apr 6-10

No Class

See D2L for homework assignment

Project

Activity: Project Analysis Check-In

Lecture 19

Continued

Project

Due on D2L. Project Poster Draft 1.

Exam 3

Lectures 14-19

ABD Chapters 10-15

13 Apr 13-17

Lecture 20

Correlation between numerical variables

Lab 12

ANOVA

Lecture 21

Regression (Lecture)

Project

Due on D2L. Project Poster Final Version.

Lecture 22

Analyzing multiple factors

14 Apr 20-24

Lecture 22

continued

Student Academic Conference Lecture 23

Project

Post-SAC Reflection

Lecture 24
15 Apr 27-May 1 Lecture 25

Lab Practical Practice

Optional practice for the lab practical

Lecture 26

Lab Practical

Required Lab Practical during class

Lecture 27
16 May 4-8

Review

Final Exam Review

Final Exam

Tuesday, May 5
7:30-9:30 AM
Langseth 104

No Class

Final Exam Week

No Class

Final Exam Week

No Class

Final Exam Week