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Quizzes
| Quiz | Key | Date |
| 1 |
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Aug. 29 |
| 2 |
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Sept. 5 |
| 3 |
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Sept. 12 |
| 4 |
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Sept. 19 |
| 5 |
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Sept. 26 |
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No Quiz |
Oct. 10 | |
| 6 |
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Oct. 17 |
| 7 |
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Oct. 24 |
| 8 |
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Oct. 31 |
| 9 |
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Nov. 14 |
| 10 |
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Nov. 28 |
Exams
For each midterm, you need to find an article that exemplifies the type of study mentioned in the question below. In all cases, the conclusion from the original authors needs to be questionable. Each article is to be found in a paper or online news source. The article needs to be for layman (that is, I need to be able to understand it). You will need to summarize the original statement, the original conclusion and provide a complete reference. Please attach the answer to each midterm.
| Exam | Chapters Covered | Homework Covered |
Objectives/Additional Problems |
Key | Date |
| Midterm 1 | Chapters 1 - 5 | HW 1 - HW 5 |
Objectives You may do the supplementary exercises in the back of each chapter or the exercises that have answers in the back of the book for extra practice. State whether the article involves anecdotal information, observational study or experimental study. Also state why (using the language of statistics) why the stated conclusion is questionable. |
White Yellow |
Oct. 3 |
| Midterm 2 | Chpts 6 - 7 | HW 6 - HW 9 |
Objectives updated 11/5/12 You may do the supplementary exercises in the back of each chapter or the exercises that have answers in the back of the book for extra practice. Choose an observational study. State whether the conclusion is causal or involves confounding variables or has a spurious association. Also state why (using the language of statistics) why the stated conclusion is questionable. |
White Yellow |
Nov. 7 |
| Final | All 8 - 13 |
All 10, 11, extra problems |
Objectives You may do the supplementary exercises in the back of each chapter or the exercises that have answers in the back of the book for extra practice. |
Tue Dec. 11 1:00p-3:00p LWSN B155 |
