Stat 502 Spring 2010
Syllabus
Stat 502
June 30, 2010
● INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Arnold, 313 Thomas, sfa@stat.psu.edu
● PREREQUISITE: STAT 501. Many of you do not have this prerequisite, which
has been all right in past. More important is that you have had a basic stat
course (like STAT 500) fairly recently.
● TEXT and COVERAGE: the Second Edition of Design of Experiments:
Statistical Principles of Research Design and Analysis by Robert Kuehl. We will
cover Chapters 1-10, and 13-17.
● SOFTWARE: The course will use the Statistical Software program Minitab 15.
● CONTENT: This is a course in ANALYSIS of VARIANCE (ANOVA), including
randomization and blocking, single and multiple factor designs, crossed and
nested factors, quantitative and qualitative factors, random and fixed effects,
split-plot and repeated measures designs, crossover designs and analysis of
covariance (ANCOVA)
● HOMEWORK: Due every Wednesday. After the first assignment, we won’t
use Minitab until after the first test. After the first test all hw will be done using
minitab
● TESTS: Three open-book in-class exams on Wednesdays July 14, July. 28
and August 12.
● PROJECT: Each student will find an interesting ANOVA or ANCOVA data set
from his or her own area of application, analyze it and write a report on it. It will
be due on April 23 (no regression or count data examples).It must have at least 3
pages of discussion, not just a statement of results
● GRADING: I don't like to put a lot of pressure on students. In order to get an A
or an A-, you need to do a satisfactory job on all the tests, on the homework and
on the project. To get an A you need to do well on all three tests. Last summer,
21 people took Stat 502. Of these 21 students, 18 got A’s and 3 got A-‘s