Statistics I (Stat 211)
Spring 2009


General Information

Lecturer Zhiqiang Tan
Office: 459 Hill Center
Phone: (732) 445-5297
Email: ztan at stat.rutgers.edu

Lectures: TuF 9:15-10:35AM, CDL 110
Office hours: Tu 1:30-2:30PM
Textbook Weiss (2008) Introductory Statistics (8th edition), Addison-Wesley.
Lund (2008) Student's Solutions Manual (giving solutions to odd-numbered problems in the textbook).
Topics Chapter 1: Sections 1.1-1.2, 1.4,
Chapter 2: Sections 2.1-2.5,
Chapter 3: Sections 3.1-3.4,
Chapter 4: Sections 4.1-4.6,
Chapter 5: Sections 5.1-5.3,
Chapter 6: Sections 6.1-6.5,
Chapter 7: Sections 7.1-7.3,
Chapter 8: Sections 8.1-8.4,
Chapter 9: Sections 9.1-9.6,
Chapter 10: Sections 10.1-10.3, 10.5,
Chapter 12: Sections 12.1-12.3.

Download lecture notes: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 12
Exams and Homework There will be 2 midterms and a final exam. One page of information sheet is allowed.
Homework will be assigned, collected, and checked for completeness.
Grading The final grade will be based on the following components with the weights:
Homework and classroom participation: 15%
Midterm #1: 25%
Midterm #2: 25%
Final Exam: 35%
Makeup policy Make-up exams will only be given if written documentation of a major outside circumstance is provided by a college dean or a doctor. Students who miss exams without presenting proper documentation in a timely manner will receive a grade of zero.
Homework Assignments Download: HW 1, HW2, HW3, HW4, HW5, HW6
Announcements TA office hour: Th, 2:00-4:0PM, 553 Hill Center

Midterm #1: Tu, Feb 17, 9:15-10:35AM, CDL 110
Download: Midterm 1 solution

Midterm #2: Tu, March 31, 9:15-10:35AM, CDL 110
Download: Midterm 2 solution



Last modified: January 18, 2009.