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 |
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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 |