This approximate schedule will be updated as needed during the semester.
| 08/21 - 08/25 | Intro to Linux |
| 08/28 - 09/01 | Intro to LATEX |
| 09/06 - 09/08 | R |
| (no class on 9/4; holiday) | |
| 09/11-09/15 | R and R packages |
| 09/18-09/22 | Statistical algorithms: |
| The Bootstrap and Newton's Method | |
| 09/25-09/29 | The EM algorithm |
| Midterm 1 | |
| 10/02 - 10/06 | Simulation studies |
| Intro to MCMC | |
| 10/09 - 10/13 | MCMC continued; WinBUGS |
| 10/16 - 10/20 | Database concepts and Microsoft Access |
| Reading data into SAS | |
| lab in 41 SH | |
| 10/23 - 10/27 | File handling in SAS; arrays |
| 10/30 - 11/01 | Formats; reports; proc tabulate, etc. |
| no class on 11/3 | |
| project proposals due 10/30 | |
| 11/06 - 11/10 | Data checking and validation |
| Midterm 2 (replaces lab on 11/3) | |
| 11/13- 11/17 | SAS macro language |
| project interm reports due 11/13 | |
| 11/20 - 11/24 | Thanksgiving break |
| 11/27 - 12/01 | SAS IML; review |
| 12/04 - 12/08 | Project presentations |
| Projects due 12/04 | |
| Final exam | Mon. 12/11, 9:45 a.m. |