Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Spring 2022 - STAT 403 D100

Intermediate Sampling and Experimental Design (3)

Class Number: 6718

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Mon, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 23, 2022
    Sat, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    STAT 302, 305 or 350 or ECON 333, all with a minimum grade of C-.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A practical introduction to useful sampling techniques and intermediate level experimental designs. This course may not be used to satisfy the upper division requirements of the Statistics major or honours program. Students with credit for STAT 410 or 430 may not take STAT 403 for further credit. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

Course Outline:

This course covers the basic and most useful methods of sampling and experimental design.  These methods are major components of much modern research.  This course is intended to provide practical expertise in these areas.  Methods of field research will be emphasized along with underlying ideas.  Methods will be illustrated with situations from environmental science, resource ecology, and other fields.  A project utilizing and evaluating methods from the course will serve to extend and integrate the course methods and concepts.

Grading

  • Assignments 10%
  • Midterm 1 15%
  • Midterm 2 15%
  • Final Exam 60%

NOTES:

All above grading is subject to change.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

No formal text assigned.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Sampling: Design and Analysis. 2nd Edition. Author: Sharon L. Lohr (2019). Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC.

Statistics for Experimenters: Design, Innovation, and Discovery, 2nd Edition. Authors: George E. P. Box, J. Stuart Hunter, William G. Hunter (2005). Publisher: John Wiley & Sons. New Jersey.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Tutor Requests:
Students looking for a tutor should visit https://www.sfu.ca/stat-actsci/all-students/other-resources/tutoring.html. We accept no responsibility for the consequences of any actions taken related to tutors.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2022

Teaching at SFU in spring 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with safety plans in place.  Some courses will still be offered through remote methods, and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the spring 2022 term.