Paul E. Hand
MA 224.1
Fall 2006

Office Hours:

If you cant make scheduled office hours, please email me to make an appointment.

The next office hours will be: Sunday (9 Dec) at 3:00 - 4:00 PM.

Course Objectives

For my comments on lectures, see the blog.

Notes:

Notes on problem of the points
Notes on a game of chance
Notes on hypothesis tests
Notes on statistical physics

Handouts:

Example of a simple Matlab program
Comments on probability models
Course and HW grading
Comments on homework solutions
Modus Operandi of statistics
Project Description
Sample Project

Homeworks:

Homework Sample solution
Homework Sample 2 solution

Homework 1 Due 22 Sep.
Homework 2 Due 22 Sep.
Homework 3 Due 29 Sep.
Homework 4 Due 29 Sep.
Homework 5 Due 6 Oct.
Homework 6 Due 6 Oct.
Homework 7 Due 13 Oct.
Homework 8 Due 10 Nov. Handout on People v. Collins Part (a) is cancelled.
Homework 9 Due 10 Nov.
Homework 10 Due 17 Nov.
Homework 11 Due 1 Dec. This is the last homework.

Exams:

Midterm Exam Oct 25 - Nov 2.

Comment on revisability: Revisions will be allowed, but the standard of work required will be very high. If revising, you will need to resubmit the entire midterm. If you received less than a 4, you will also need to schedule another oral midterm time.

Excel File of Scores