ST 302
STATISTICAL METHODS II
Section 002 For Mature, Motivated, Disciplined
Students
Ahhhhhhhh, what are you waiting for doc? Get moving! 
Review the first 5 chapters of our course text that we covered in ST 301. Read the overview of the course information shown below. Read the complete course information here.
If a man will begin with certainties he
will end with doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall
end in certainties.
Francis Bacon, Advancement of Learning
It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny.
John Dewey
If you don't believe in random sampling, the next time you have a blood test tell the doctor to take it all.
Don't give up, don't ever give up!  
Jim Valvano, Arthur Ashe Courage Award address, March 4, 1993
Statistics myths this course will disprove:
Myth1: "If I had one hour left to live, I would live it in statistics
class because it would seem to last forever!"
A student's lament
Myth 2: "If it moves, it's biology; if it changes color, it's
chemistry; if it breaks, it's physics; if it puts you to sleep, it's statistics.
Bob Hogg, University of Iowa
Myth 3: Math class is tough!
Barbie's 1992 voice chip by Mattell
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Beginning of Semester
Spring 2007
"But where shall I begin?"asked Alice. "Begin at the beginning," the King said gravely, "and go on till you come to the end; then stop."
Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
"We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all of our exploring will be to arrive where we started and to know the place for the first time."
T.S. Eliot
Welcome to Section 002 of ST 302!!
Our first class meeting will be 9:10-10:00 Wednesday, January 10 in Broughton Hall Room 3216
Throughout the semester we will meet in Broughton Hall Room 3216, MWF, 9:10 - 10:00. You must also register for one of the labs: ST 302_201 H 10:15-11:30 HA G100 or ST 302_202 H 11:45-1:00 HA G100.Check Registration and Records now to be certain that you are enrolled in the class.
IMPORTANT ITEMS
- COMPLETE COURSE INFORMATION Click here (pdf)
- COURSE TEXT
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There are two course texts:
- Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, 5ed., by David Moore and George McCabe, 2006, Prentice Hall.
- Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language, Ronald P. Cody, Jeffrey K. Smith, Prentice Hall, 5ed, 2006.
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EXAM SCHEDULE
- Exam 1 Monday Feb. 5
- Exam 2 Friday March 2
- Exam 3 Wednesday April 4
- Final Exam: Friday May 4, 8-11am
- EMAIL
I will frequently communicate with the class using email. The email address that I will use to contact you is the address on file at Registration and Records. Be certain that this address is the one to which you want your course-related email sent. This will ensure that you receive important course information in a timely manner. You can change your email address at the Registration and Records homepage by clicking on the TRACS LINK.
- AUTOMATING CALCULATIONS
To be successful in this course you will find it very helpful to automate calculations. I strongly advise that you become familiar with the statistical capabilities of your favorite calculator, MS Excel, or any other software program you prefer to use.
- LABS
You must also register for one of the labs: ST 302_201 H 10:15-11:30 HA G100 or ST 302_202 H 11:45-1:00 HA G100. In the labs you will be introduced to the SAS statistical software package.
TA OFFICE HOURS AND EMAIL(all office hours except Yuan Zhang are held in Rm 9 Patterson)
- Song Yan, office hours: M F 10:10-11:10 Email: syan@unity.ncsu.edu
- Ryan Charest, SAS lab 202, office hours: TBA Email: rwchares@unity.ncsu.edu
- Yuan Zhang, SAS lab 201, office hours: F 9:30-10:30, 2153 Burlington Email: yzhang13@unity.ncsu.edu
- Webassign will be used for homework submission.
EXAM 1 ANNOUNCEMENT
- EXAM 1 IS MONDAY FEBRUARY 5
- The material for exam 1: normal distributions, densities, algebra of E(X) and Var(X), and Chapter 5: section 5.1, section 5.2 (to the top of p. 367).
- GOOD PLACE TO START STUDYING:
- Sample Exam 1 here
- Webassign: hw #1, #2, #3.
- Worked examples in text
- WHAT TO BRING
- Calculator
- 3x5 notecard containing notes
END OF EXAM 1 ANNOUNCEMENT
EXAM 2 ANNOUNCEMENT
- EXAM 2 IS FRIDAY MARCH 2
- The material for exam 2: Chapter 6, Chapter 7 to page 459.
- GOOD PLACES TO START STUDYING:
- Sample Exam 2 here
- Webassign: hw #4, #5, #6.
- Worked examples in text
- Helpful Applets
- Confidence Interval
- Test of Significance
- P-value of a Significance Test
- Statistical Significance
- Power of a Test
- WHAT TO BRING
- Calculator
- 3x5 notecard containing notes
END OF EXAM 2 ANNOUNCEMENT
EXAM 3 ANNOUNCEMENT
- EXAM 3 IS WEDNESDAY APRIL 4
- The material for exam 2: Chapter 7, Section 7.2; Chapter 8, Section 8.1, 8.2; Chapter 9, Sections 9.1, 9.2, and 9.4.
- GOOD PLACES TO START STUDYING:
- WHAT TO BRING
- Calculator
- 3x5 notecard containing notes
END OF EXAM 3 ANNOUNCEMENT
FINAL EXAM ANNOUNCEMENT
FINAL EXAM INFORMATION
- Time and Place: 8 - 11am, Fri. May 4, BR 3216
MATERIAL COVERED
- Text Chapter 10 Inference for Simple Linear Regression
- Text chapter 12 One Way Analysis of Variance
- Chapter 10 ppt
- Chapter 12 ppt
GOOD PLACE TO START STUDYING:
- Sample Final Exam here
- Webassign homework 10 and 11 cover the material that will be on the final.
Format; What to Bring
- Bring at least 2 pencils with erasers
- Bring calculator; replace batteries if you have ANY doubt about remaining battery life
- Bring 3x5 or 5x7 card full of helpful notes
- Statistical tables will be provided
End of final exam announcement.
