PSTAT 5A: Understanding Data

Schedule of Topics

Instructor

Quarter

Mallory Wang

Summer Session A, 2024

Disclaimer

This schedule is tentative, and is subject to change. Please check back regularly for updates!

Last Updated: July 20, 2024

As a reminder: Monday sections are Lab Sections and Wednesday sections are Discussion Sections.

Week	Lectures	Discussion Worksheet	Lab
1 (6/24 - 6/28)	00: Introduction 01: Descriptive Statistics I 02: Descriptive Statistics II Remember to read the section titled “Transforming Data” on your own 03: Intro to Probability 04: Counting HW1 Soln Quiz1 Soln	Worksheet 01 Solns	Lab 01 Introduction to Python
2 (7/01 - 7/05)	05: Conditional Probabilities 06: NO LECTURE (Fourth of July) 09: Discrete Random Variables HW2 Soln Quiz2 Soln	Worksheet 02 Solns	Lab 02 Data Classes, Comparisons, Conditionals, and Functions
3 (7/08 - 7/12)	07: Review 10: Continuous Random Variables Z-Table 11: Introduction to Inference 12: Confidence Intervals for Proportions Exercise 3 HW3 Soln Quiz3 Soln	Worksheet 03 Solns	Lab 03 Descriptive Statistics and Plotting
4 (7/15 - 7/19)	13: Confidence Intervals for Means T-Table 14: Hypothesis Testing for Proportions 17: Hypothesis Testing, Part II HW4 Soln	Worksheet 04 Solns	Lab 04 Simulations, Sampling, and Loops
5 (7/22 - 7/26)	18: Review 19: Two-Sample t-Tests 20: Inference for Paired Data 21: Intro to Statistical Modeling, and Correlation	Worksheet 05	Lab 05 Markdown Syntax, Importing Data, and Manipulating Tables
6 (7/29 - 8/01)	22: Regression, Part II 23: Regression Diagnostics, and Sampling Procedures 24: Ways Statistics Can Deceive 25: Review FINAL EXAM: Thursday, August 1 during lecture	Q&A with TA.	Lab 06 A Trip To the Movies