STATISTICS 106: Fall 2010 Applied Statistical methods: Analysis of Variance Instructor: Fushing Hsieh 4232 MSB Office Hours: M, W: 3:10 – 4:00, and by appointment Teaching Assistant: Chen Chen Office Hours: TBA 1117MSB Lecture: Discussion: Haring 1204 Haring 1204 M W F: 2:10- 3:00; T: 2:10- 3:00; cchen@wald.ucdavis.edu Class Website: http://WWW.stat.ucdavis.edu/~cchen/stat106 Textbook: Applied Linear Statistical Models, 5th edition, by Kutner, Nachtsheim, Neter, and Li. Prerequisite: STAT 13, 32, or 102. Topics: One-way and two-way fixed effects ANOVA. Random and mixed effects models. Grading Policy: Homework Midterm Final Exam 30% 30% 40% Homework will be assigned weekly, and due every Wednesday. The lowest homework score will be dropped, but NO late homework will be accepted. All exams are closed book, but you may bring one page (8 ½ x 11, two-sided) of notes to the final. Unless you have prior approval from the instructor, a missing exam is counted at 0 points. There is no replacement exam. for an approved missing midterm exam., the weight will instead be redistributed to the other exams. A replacement final exam is typically in the form of an oral exam. Important Dates: Lecture begins on Fri. 09/24/2010 Midterm Fri. 10/29/2010 Instruction ends Fri. 12//03/2010 Final (Written part) TBA 2:10-3:00 Remarks: Exams and homework include material covered in the class; note that some of the material covered is not in the textbook. If you miss a class, be sure to get the notes from another student. All solutions to homework problems and exams will be posted on the class website. You may exchange brief ideas for homework problems with your classmates, but must otherwise work independently on all homework sets.