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Schedule |
Spring
2006 |
This course requires a combination of class attendance and individual work on homework,
the take-home test, and other work. Some work might be completed outside of class
and submitted through WebCT and/or email based on our in-class discussions.
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Week 1
Tuesday,
February 14, 2006 |
Introductions,
Review of Syllabus, Policies, etc., Discuss Assignments, Introduction to Statistics |
| Meier, Brudney, and Bohte (MBB),
Preface,
Chapter 1 |
| LeRoy and Corbett (L&C), Chapters 1 - 5 |
| (Presentation MBB Chs1-3-Quantitative-Methods.ppt) |
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| Thursday, February 16, 2006 |
Measurement & Research Design |
| MBB Chapters 2 - 3 |
| Problems 2.2 and 3.2 |
| LeRoy and Corbett (L&C), Chapters 1 - 5 |
| (Presentation MBB Chs1-3-Quantitative-Methods.ppt) |
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Week 2
Tuesday, February 21, 2006 & Thursday, February 23, 2006 |
Descriptive Statistics |
| MBB, Chapter 4-6 |
| Problems 4.2, 4.4, 4.10, 5.2, 5.16, 6.2, 6.4, 6.8 |
| (Presentation MBB Chs4-6-Quantitative-Methods.ppt) |
| L&C, Chapter 8 |
| Take-Home Test 1 |
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Week 3
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 & Thursday, March 2, 2006 |
Probability |
| MBB, Chapters 7 - 8 |
| Problems 7.2, 7.6, 7.8, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 |
| (Presentation MBB Chs7-8-Quantitative-Methods.ppt) |
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Week 4
Tuesday, March 7, 2006 & Thursday, March 9, 2006 |
Probability (Continued) |
| MBB, Chapters 9 - 10 |
| Problems
9.2, 9.6, 10.2, 10.4, 10.6, 10.16 |
| (Presentation MBB Chs9-10-Quantitative Methods.ppt) |
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| Spring Break March 13-17, 2006 |
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Week 5
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 |
Exam 1 & Take-Home Test 1 Due |
| Inferential Statistics |
| MBB, Chapters 11 - 12 |
| Problems 11.2, 11.6 11.8, 12.2,12.6 |
| (Presentation MBB Chs11-12-Quantitative Methods.ppt) |
| L&C, Chapter 6 |
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| Thursday, March 23, 2006 |
Inferential Statistics (Continued) |
| MBB, Chapters 13 - 14 |
| Problems 13.2, 13.4 13.12, 14.6, 14.12 |
| (Presentation MBB Chs13-14-Quantitative Methods.ppt) |
| L&C, Chapter 6 |
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| If time allows... |
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Analysis of Nominal and Ordinal Data |
| MBB, Chapters 15 - 17 |
| Problems 15.2, 15.4, 15.10, 16.2, 17.2 |
| L&C, Chapters 9, 10, 11 |
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Regression Analysis |
| MBB, Chapters 18-23 |
| Problems 18.2, 19.2, 20.4 |
| L&C, Chapters 12 - 13 |
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Performance Management Techniques |
| MBB, Chapter 24 |
| Problems TBAL |
| Summary and Discussion of any Other Topics |
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Final Exam and Wrap-Up |
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