Stat 217 - Lectures Notes

Most of these files are Powerpoint slides or pdf files.  Remember if you print slides to choose "Pure black and white" and "Handouts (6 slides per page)."  

Find the Readings under the Readings folder (under Resources) in Moodle. You can also find the optional self-tests, self-check examples, and what went wrong examples in Moodle.

Monday - Classroom

Tuesday – Library

Wednesday – Classroom

Thursday - Library
No class meeting Day 1: Probability
 Day 2: Variables

To Do:
  • Finish Lab 0
  • Week 1 Self-tests (opt)
  • Week 1 self-check video (opt)
 Day 3: Describing Data
 To Do:
  • Finish Exploration 1.1, Reading 1
Day 4: Logic of Statistical Inference
To Do:
  • Finish Investigation 1
  • Lab 1 Pre-lab (in PolyLearn)
 Day 5: Lab 1
To Do:
  • continue Lab 1
 Day 6: Test of Significance

To Do:
  • Finish Lab 1
  • Week 2 Self-test
 Day 7: Test of Significance cont.


To Do:
  • Finish readings
  • Finish Investigation 2
  • Pre-lab 2 (due Tuesday).
  • Quiz 2 (due Tuesday)
No Class Day 8: Meet in Library
To Do:
  • Reading5 (in PolyLearn)

 Day 9: Two-sided p-values, normal approximation
To Do:
  • Finish Lab 2
  • Answer through (g) on Day 10 handout
 Day 10: Sampling

To Do:
  • Reading6(in PolyLearn)
  • Week 3 Self-check video
  • Week 3 self-tests , WWW
  • Finish Investigation 3
Day 11: Sampling Issues
To Do:
  • Finish Investigation 3
  • Lab 3 Pre-lab (in PolyLearn)
  • Reading7 (in PolyLearn)
 Day 12: Lab 3

  • Due: Investigation 3
  • Due: Lab 3 Prelab
  • Lab 3
To Do:
  • Reading8 (in PolyLearn)
  • Prepare review questions
 Day 13: Review


To Do:
  • Finish Lab 3
 Exam 1

Due: Lab 3
Day 14: Comparing Two Groups
To Do:
  • Lab 4 Pre-lab (in PolyLearn)
  • Reading9 (in PolyLearn)
 Day 15: Lab 4

  • Due: Lab 4 Prelab
  • Lab 4 Discussion
  • Lab 4
To Do:
  • Continue Reading9
  • See Week 5 self-tests etc.
 Day 16: Normal approximation


To Do:
  • Reading10
  • Finish Lab 4
 Day 17: Two-sample z-procedures
Day 18: Quantitative data

To Do:
Day 19: Lab 5

To Do:
  • Continue Reading11
Day 20: t procedures
To Do:
  • Finish Lab 5
Day 21: More on t intervals

To Do:
  • Finish Investigation 5
  • Lots of new self-tests, what went wrong, and self-check videos now up (Week 6)
Day 22: Comparing Two Means

To Do:
  • Lab 6 Pre-lab (in PolyLearn)
  • Reading12 (in PolyLearn)
Day 23: Lab 6
To Do:
  • Continue Reading12
  • See Week 7 self-test etc.
Day 24: Comparisons cont.

To Do:
  • Finish Lab 6
Day 25:  Matched Pairs Analysis

Day 26: (Friday)

To Do:
  • Pre-lab (in PolyLearn)
  • Reading13 (in PolyLearn)
  • Week 8 self-test etc.
Day 27: Medians
To Do:
  • Prepare review questions
  • Finish Investigation7
Day 28: Review
Exam 2

Due: Investigation7
Day 29: Two Quantitative variables
To Do:
  • Pre-lab (in PolyLearn)
  • Reading14(in PolyLearn)
Day 30: Regression
To Do:
  • Continue working on Lab 7
  • See self-tests, self-check, what went wrong questions in PolyLearn
Day 31: cont.
To Do:
  • Finish through second (q) in  Lab 7 to submit
Day 32: Influential Observations, Multiple Regression

To Do:
  • Optional Make-up Lab 
Day 33: Associations Between Variables
To Do:
  • Pre-lab 8 (to appear in PolyLearn)
  • Finish Investigation8

Day 34: Chi-Square Tests
To Do:
  • Finish Lab8
Day 35: ANOVA Tests
To Do:
  • Finish Lab8
Day 36: Review
To Do: