This page contains an outline of the topics, content, and assignments for the semester. Note that this schedule will be updated as the semester progresses and the timeline of topics and assignments might be updated throughout the semester.
week
dow
date
what
topic
prepare
slides
ae
hw
lab
exam
project
notes
0
W
Jan 11
Lab 0
Hello R!
F
Jan 13
Lec 1
Welcome to STA 199
1
M
Jan 16
No class -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
W
Jan 18
Lec 2
Intro to statistics and plotting
F
Jan 20
Lec 3
Visualizing various types of data
2
M
Jan 23
Lab 1
Data visualization
W
Jan 25
Lec 4
Grammar of data wrangling
Homework 1 released F
Jan 27
Lec 5
Working with multiple data frames
3
M
Jan 30
Lab 2
Data wrangling
W
Feb 1
Lec 6
Tidy data
F
Feb 3
Lec 7
Data types and classes
Homework 1 due 4
M
Feb 6
Lab 3
Data tidying
W
Feb 8
Lec 8
Spatial data
F
Feb 10
Lec 9
Troubleshooting / Review
Exam 1 released! Due Feb 14 5:00pm 5
M
Feb 13
Lab
No lab: exam 1
W
Feb 15
Lec 10
Intro to probability
F
Feb 17
Lec 11
Conditional probability
Homework 2 released 6
M
Feb 20
Lab 4
Merge conflicts
W
Feb 22
Lec 12
Simple regression
F
Feb 24
Lec 13
Multiple regression I
Homework 2 due 7
M
Feb 27
Lab 5
Predicting a numerical outcome
W
Mar 1
Lec 14
Multiple regression II
Homework 3 released; project announced F
Mar 3
Lec 15
Model selection
8
M
Mar 6
Lab
Work on project proposal
W
Mar 8
Lec 16
Logistic regression
Homework 3 due; statistics experience released F
Mar 10
Lec 17
Prediction
Project proposal due 9
M
Mar 13
No class -- Spring Break
W
Mar 15
No class -- Spring Break
F
Mar 17
No class -- Spring Break
10
M
Mar 20
Lab
Logistic regression (lab)
W
Mar 22
Lec 18
Bootstrap
Homework 4 released F
Mar 24
Lec 19
Central limit theorem I
11
M
Mar 27
Lab
Project work day
W
Mar 29
Lec 20
Central limit theorem II
F
Mar 31
Lec 21
Hypothesis testing I
Homework 4 due 12
M
Apr 3
Lab
Hypothesis testing lab
W
Apr 5
Lec 22
Hypothesis testing II
Homework 5 released F
Apr 7
Lec 23
Hypothesis testing III
13
M
Apr 10
Lab
Project peer review
W
Apr 12
Lec 24
Homework 5 due F
Apr 14
Lec 25
Project tips
Exam 2 released! Due Tue April 18 5:00pm 14
M
Apr 17
Lab
No lab: exam 2
W
Apr 19
Lec 26
Ethics
F
Apr 21
Lec 27
Special topic: cryptanalysis
15
M
Apr 24
Lab
Project presentations
W
Apr 26
Lec 28
Special topic: forensic genetic analysis
Report due; statistics experience due