HS 167: Biostatistics -- Spring 2007
Dept of Health Science, College of Applied Sciences and Arts, San Jose State University

Syllabus | Yahoo! Discussion Group | Exercises and Keys | Grades
Lab: Notes & keys | Random numbers | Negative z | Positive z | t Table  | two tails of Z | chi-square | StaTable | SDM simulation data (lab 5) |GerstmanSampleBig.sav (labs 9 and  10)
Other:
Formulas | Vocabulary | TI-30SX Instructions  | Graph paper | Errata  | Old exams  

Topics (dates subject to change)
Week Date Lecture (MH 322)  12:00 - 1:15  Lab (MH 332) 1:30 - 2:45 HW Exercises 
0 8/23/07 (Th) Syllabus  Lab 0  Get materials, read p. 2 in Lab Workbook
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1 8/28 (Tu)
8/30 (Th)
1: Measurement & sampling  
Th = no lecture (tutoring)
Lab 0 and Lab 1 Exercises: 1.2 - 1.4, 1.7 - 1.9 (due 2/6) [key odd]
2 2/6 
2/8
2: Frequency distributions
Th = tutoring
Lab 2  Review Question - for self assessment
Exercises: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.12 ( Interpret all plots) due 2/13 [key odd]
3 2/13 
2/15
3: Summary statistics
Th = tutoring  
Lab 3  Review Questions - for self-assessment
Exercises: 3.1 - 3.5, 3.11 - 3.13 (due 2/20) [key odd]
4 2/20 
2/22
4: Probability  Part A
Probability Part B 
Lab 4. Week one: complete at minimum up to p. 17 and this [handout]. Workbooks must be complete through  p. 23 by  2/27 or 3/1. Bring z tables (p. 20) to exam. Part A Exercises: 4A.1 - 4A.4, 4A.8, 4A.9A, 4A.12 (due 2/22)  [key odd]  
Part B Exercises: 4B.1, 4B.3, 4B.5, 4B.9 (due 2/27) [ key odd]
5 2/27 
3/1 
Review HWs (esp. 4A & 4B), labs, formulas
Th = tutoring
Prepare for exam
6 3/6 
3/8
Midterm 1
Th = tutoring
No lab  Read and summarize this article for extra-credit: www.tufts.edu/~gdallal/meandist.htm (due 3/13) 
7 3/13 
3/15
5: Intro to confidence intervals 
Th = Confidence Intervals Part B 
Lab 5 [simulation means; t table (p. 26), output p. 29] Exercises  (3/20): 5A.1, 5A.2, 5A.4, 5A.6, 5A.9, 5A.10, 5A.17, 5A.18, 5B.1A, 5B.3, 5B.4, 5B.6, 5B.9, 5B.10 [key to odd] + "Earn-backs" 
8 3/20 
3/22
6: Intro to hypothesis testing
Th = tutoring 
Lab 6  [output p. 34: label the sem, tstat, df, and P value] Exercises (due 4/3): 6A.1, 6A.2A, 6A.6, 6A.11, 6A.12, 6A.14, 6B.1, 6B.2, 6B.5, 6B.6
[key to odd
Spring break: 3/25 - 3/31
9 4/3 
4/5
7: Paired samples
Th = tutoring
Lab 7 [label output p. 40: mean difference, sem, tstat, df, and P value, and confidence limits] Exercises (due 4/17): 7.1, 7.2, 7.3,7.4,  7.5, 7.10  [key to odd]
10 4/10 
4/12
Test prep 
Th = tutoring 
 Lab Workbook checks Study a little bit daily 
11 4/17 
4/19
Midterm 2 
Th = no class 
 No lab this week  None 
12 4/24 
4/26
8: Two means / return test / Vocabulary
Th = tutoring
pp. 42 - 45 (no p. 46); label output with formulas for  tstat, df, P, xbar1-xbar2, SE, 95% CI [see slide 17] Exercises (due 5/1): 8.1, 8.2, 8.5, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10   [key to odd]
Earn backs (due 5/1) 
13 5/1 
5/3
9: Inference about a proportion   
Th = tutoring
Lab 9 (output p. 49, label , p0, and the P-value, show how the P-value was calculated) Exercises (due 5/8): 9.1, 9.2, 9.7, 9.8 [key odd]
Th tutoring session will help you set up the hypotheses  for 9.7 and 9.8
14 5/8 
5/10
9B: Comparing two proportions 
Th = tutoring
Print Unit 9B Exercises
Lab workbook checks
Exercises (due 5/15): 9B.1. 9B.7 [key odd]
HW will not be collected; week before exam.
15 5/15 Test prep: Vocabulary;  Formulas No lab this week Prepare for final exam
Final exam - Wednesday  5/23/07 9:45 - 12:00  Coverage Units are 5 - 9B