STAT 3332 Statistics for Life Sciences
Fall 2009
Instructor: Robert Serfling
General Information and Syllabus
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(pdf)
(last updated July 27, 2009)
Office Hours
- Robert Serfling, Professor:
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TR 11:30 a.m. - Noon,
TR 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.,
and by appointment,
room ECSN 3.902
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Satyaki Mazumder,
Graduate Teaching Assistant
(email, sxm074000@utdallas.edu):
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M 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
and
W 10:00 - 5:00 pm,
room FN 1.104.
Minitab Demos
- Minitab Demo 1 (illustrates descriptive statistics)
(pdf)
- Minitab Demo 2 (illustrates binomial and Poisson distributions)
(pdf)
- Minitab Demo 3 (illustrates one-sample t-test and sign test for paired data)
(pdf)
- Minitab Demo 4 (illustrates 2-sample t-test)
(pdf)
- Graph 1 for Minitab Demo 4 (shows a dotplot of 2 samples)
(gif)
- Minitab Demo 5 (illustrates simple linear regression)
(pdf)
- Graph 1 for Minitab Demo 5
(scatterplot of original variables)
(gif)
- Graph 2 for Minitab Demo 5
(scatterplot of variables after log transformation)
(gif)
- Graph 3 for Minitab Demo 5
(scatterplot of variables after log transformation,
with regression line added)
(gif)
Excel Demos
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For demonstrations using Excel,
see the Student Study Guide in the CD
accompanying the text.
The Appendix of the Guide
tells how to access
Statistical Functions in Excel
and covers the following topics:
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Descriptive Statistics
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Discrete Probability Distributions:
The Binomial and Poisson.
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Continuous Probability Distributions:
The Normal.
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Estimation and Hypothesis Testing:
The t, chi-square, and F distributions
for developing confidence intervals
and performing tests.
- ... and more ... explore!
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See
Biology statistics made simple using Excel,
Neil Millar
[School Science Review 83 (2001), 23-34]
(pdf).
This contains illustrations and further sources and references.
- Excel Demo 1 (illustrates descriptive statistics)
(pdf)
Notes
- The Median Absolute Deviation about the Median (MAD)
(pdf)
- The Exponential Distribution
(pdf)
- The Geometric Distribution
(pdf)
- Covariance and Correlation
(pdf)
- Inference Procedures for One Sample
and Paired-Data Location Problems
(pdf)
Recommended Text Problems
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(last updated 7/23/07)
(pdf)
Comments on Recommended Text Problems
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(last updated 9/2/07)
(pdf)
Preparation for ALL Quizzes, Tests, and Final
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Attendance at class presentations -- notes on the board and words in the air
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Participation in class discussions -- questions asked, answers heard
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Review of relevant class handouts -- excluding cartoons :)
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Review of relevant text sections
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Working of "Recommended Text Problems" and
review of "Comments on Recommended Text Problems"
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Review of relevant materials provided on this website
(demos, handouts, and previous quizzes, tests, and finals)
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