Statistics 10 - Introduction to Statistical ReasoningSummer 2008 - Session A - 6 WeeksSection 1AYour TA: Ryan RosarioEmail: [email protected]: MS 8105HMy Website: http://www.stat.ucla.edu/∼rosarioOffice Hours: Tuesday/Thursday, 2:30-4:00pm, Wednesday, 1:00-3:00pm or by appointment.My BackgroundPursuing Ph.D., Statistics.Pursuing M.S., Computer Science.M.S. Statistics. University of California, Los Angeles, 2007.B.S. Mathematics of Computation, Statistics. University of California, Los Angeles, June 2006.Southern California born and raised; originally from Thousand Oaks, CA.Section 1A Meeting TimesDay Time Location PurposeTuesday 1:00 - 2:20 MS 5138 Quiz review, discussion of concepts, HW questions.Thursday 1:00 - 2:20 BOELTER 9413 Start/work on lab. Review mini-exam, early HW questions.Stats 10 in the SummerThere is a lot of material in Stats 10 that we must cover in 6 weeks. Summer Sessions are fast-paced so it iscrucial that you attend class and keep up with the workload. Do not let small questions build up into criticalmisunderstandings. You have plenty of opportunities to clear up any confusion you may have, so please usethem! Stats 10 over the summer has some advantages. During the regular terms, Stats 10 meets Mondaythru Friday in some capacity, whereas during the summer it is compacted to Tuesday thru Thursday. Ourtime together is also 80 minutes instead of 50 minutes. The extra time together allows more time to workon the lab assignments, and more time discussing the material and coursework.Format of SectionsOn Tuesday we will spend the majority of our time discussing the concepts covered earlier in lecture andgive you a second exposure/different perspective to the material. Additionally, we will spend time reviewingmaterial that will be covered on the mini-exam the following day. We will also discuss the most recentMoodle quiz as these questions relate to the mini-exams. I will also answer any questions you have aboutthe homework assignment, which is due the following day. It is to your benefit to have at least looked at theproblems by time we discuss the chapter.On Thursday, we will spend most of our time on the lab assignment. We will use the software packageFathom to complete most of the lab assignments. Fathom will be introduced during the first lab session onJune 26. Please try to be on time to all labs so you do not miss any directions. Try to get to know thosethat sit around you in lab. If you miss a direction or don’t understand a step, please try toask them to help you. This will make lab run more smoothly.If you do not complete your lab assignment during class, you will need to go to one of the Statistics ComputingFacilities to finish it so you can submit it on time. There are two labs: one on the 8th floor of the MS buildingin MS 8349 and the other is where we meet for lab, Boelter 9413. They are typically open from 8am-5pmweekdays, but check http://labs.stat.ucla.edu/ for an exact schedule and for more information. If aclass is being held in Boelter 9413, you will need to use the 8th floor lab. Fathom is alsoavailable in the Powell CLICC facility if you cannot access the Statistics lab. Some of the labassignments use applets that you can access from the comfort of your own home.1A Summary of Your Weekly ResponsibilitiesOf course, you are also responsible for reading the material and reviewing practice problems in addition tothe quizzes, labs, exams and homework assignments.BOLDED items are class meeting times. Underlined items are due at the listed time. Italics represent thetime of your exams. Class Times in Bold Due Items are Underlined TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 10:00 Prof. Ioudina’s Office Hours 11:00 12:00 LECTURE (HW due) (Mini-Exam) LECTURE LECTURE Prof. Ioudina’s Office Hours 1:00 2:00 DISCUSSION (Lab Due) LAB Ryan’s Office Hours (MS 8105H) 3:00 Ryan’s Office Hours (MS 8105H) Ryan’s Office Hours (MS 8105H) 4:00 . . . 11:50 Quiz Attempt 2 Quiz Attempt 1 Where to Get HelpIf you need help in this class, there are plenty of resources available to you:• My office hours as well as Prof. Ioudina’s office hours.• You can email me (or the professor). I usually respond pretty quickly.• AAP (Campbell Hall), Athletics (Covel 209) or Academics in the Commons (Covel 230) may offerStatistics 10 tutoring for eligible students during the summer. Please check with them before going tovisit.• For outside help, check out the list of Statistics tutors at http://teaching.stat.ucla.edu/tutoring/.These are other graduate students in the Department that can offer a more structured environmentfor one-on-one help. This is not free.• If you want more practice, you can try non-assigned problems in the textbook with available solutionsin the back. I also recommend these books that I used when I took this course:Statistics Problem Solvers, Research & Education Association, 1978.A giant book of just practice problems with complete solutions. It is dated, but still relevant to today’scurriculum. There are others in this series that cover most topics in mathematics and science includingcalculus, advanced and vector calculus, physics, chemistry, differential equations, linear algebra andvarious engineering courses.Schaum’s Outline of Probability and Statistics, M. R. Spiegel, et. al., 2000.This book is probably more useful for the inferential statistics part of this course. This is also a verylarge series covering lower-division mathematics and science, as well as some upper-division courses.2Why are “They” Making me Take this Class?Perhaps early on in your education this is a question worth entertaining. Statistics and many other fields gohand in hand. Some fields cannot exist without Statistics, and other fields use Statistics to prove statementsor as the glue that connects two thoughts or disciplines together. Below is a list of fields and a bit about howStatistics can be used in each. We will not discuss these in this course, but I want to take this opportunityto show you the power of Statistics and how useful it can be.Psychology and Education. Psychologists and educational researchers are always finding ways to testnew methods of treatment for conditions, or new techniques for teaching and evaluating others. In bothfields, these types of studies require experiments to be carefully constructed and carried out while respectingthe privacy of any human subjects that may be