STAT 285. Intermediate Probability and Statistics - Spring 2023
Class. (Jan 4 - Apr 11, 2023)
Tuesday 10:30 - 12:20, AQ5006 (New Classroom!); Friday 10:30 - 11:20, SWH10041.
Tutorial. (starting from the week of Jan 16, 2023)
D101 at BLU10901 (New Classroom!): Mon 13:30-14:20; D102 at BLU10901: Mon 14:30-15:20
Instructor.
X. Joan Hu
(joanh@stat.sfu.ca)
Office Hours. SCC K10555, Tue 13:30 - 14:30.
Teaching Assistant.
Quinn Forzley (qjf@sfu.ca) for tutorial: Office Hours. Mon 15:30-16:30;
Trevor Thomson (tta51@sfu.ca) for marking.
Course Syllabus
- Textbook. "Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the
Sciences" (9th ed.) by Jay L. Devore. Publisher: Duxbury Press
- Grading Scheme. Homework: 10% (11 assignments); Midterm:
40% (two midterms); Final Exam: 50%
- Full Syllabus
Lecture Notes (Only the Outlines are Posted.)
- Week 1. (Jan 4 - 10)
Week1A
(Introduction)
Week1B
(Review 1)
- Week 2. (Jan 11 - 17)
Week2A
(Review 2 & Point Estimation I)
Week2B
(Point Estimation II)
- Week 3. (Jan 18 - 24)
Week3A
(Point Estimation III & Interval Estimation I)
Week3B
(Interval Estimation II)
- Week 4. (Jan 25 - 31)
Week4A
(Interval Estimation III)
Week4B
(Hypothesis Testing I)
- Week 5. (Feb 1 - 7)
Wee5A (Midterm 1)
Week5B
(Hypothesis Testing II)
- Week 6. (Feb 8 - 14)
Week6A
(Hypothesis Testing III)
Week6B
(Hypothesis Testing IV)
- Week 7. (Feb 15 - 21)
Week7A
(ANOVA I)
Week7B: No Class (Reading Week)
- Week 8. (Feb 22 - 28)
Week8A: No Class (Reading Week)
Week8B: No Class (Campus closure due to weather conditions)
- Week 9. (Mar 1 - 7)
Week9A
(ANOVA II)
Week9B
(ANOVA III)
- Week 10. (Mar 8 - 14)
Wee10A (Midterm 2)
Week10B
(ANOVA IV & Regression I)
- Week 11. (Mar 15 - 21)
Week11A
(Regression II)
Week11B
(Regression III)
- Week 12. (Mar 22 - 28)
Week12A
(Regression IV)
Week12B
(Regression V & Nonparametrics I)
- Week 13. (Mar 29 - Apr 4)
Week13A
(Nonparametrics II)
Week13B
(Quality Control)
- Week 14. (Apr 5 - Apr 11)
No Class (Good Friday)
Week14B
(Review)
Assignments
Midterms (Open-book and calculators are allowed)
- Midterm 1 [10:30-11:20 Feb 3 (Fri in Week 5);
SWH 10041]: to cover Chp6-7;
Solution
- Midterm 2 [10:30-11:20 Mar 10 (Fri in Week 10); SWH 10041]: to cover
Chp6-10;
Solution
Final Exam (Close-book; each student is allowed to use one letter sized (A4) sheet of notes, two sided if needed, and one calculator during the final exam)
- Time and Place. Sat Apr 22 15:30-18:30 (PT) at WMC 2532
- Material to Be Covered. Chp 6-13, 15-16
- Office Hours during the Final Exam Period .
Quinn Forzley (Room K10504):
Wed April 12 - 11:30-12:30; Mon April 17 - 10:00-11:00;
Fri April 21 - 11:00-12:00
Joan Hu (Room K10555) :
Thu April 13 - 15:30-17:00; Thu April 20 - 15:30-17:00;
Fri April 21 - 12:00-16:00; Sat April 22 - 12:00-14:00
- Time and Place to Review the Final Exam Papers. 10:00-12:00
Fri May 12, 2022; K10555 (Please have your student ID card handy to show.)