AMS 572.01
Data Analysis
Fall, 2010
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Wei Zhu
E-MAIL: zhu@ams.sunysb.edu
PHONE: 632-8374
OFFICE: Math Tower 1-116
OFFICE HOURS: Monday/Friday 11:40AM-12:40PM
CLASS: Monday/Friday 12:50-02:10PM, Engineering 145
WEBSITE: http://www.ams.sunysb.edu/~zhu/
TA: Hao Han
E-MAIL: hhan@ams.sunysb.edu
PHONE: 632-1884
OFFICE: Harriman 018(4)
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday & Thursday 10:10AM-11:10AM
TA: HyeJoo Lee
E-MAIL: hjlee@ams.sunysb.edu
PHONE: n/a
OFFICE: Harriman 027
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday & Thursday 2:30PM-3:30PM
Pre-requisite:
The pre-requisite of this class is AMS 312 ‘Introduction to Mathematical Statistics’ or equivalent.
Text Books:
1. Statistics and Data Analysis; by Tamhane and Dunlop; Prentice Hall.
* We will cover Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 in lectures.
* Chapters 11, 13, 14, 15 will be covered in group projects.
* You must review Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 by yourselves.
2. Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language, 5th or latest edition, by Cody and Smith.
* We will cover Chapters 3, 5, 6, 7 in lectures.
* Chapters 8, 9, 10 will be covered in group projects.
* The computer lab is located at Math Tower S-235 (math lab sinc site).
* You should also purchase the SAS program, with your student ID, from the Seawolves
MarketPlace located just off the main lobby in the Student Activities Center (SAC).
* You are also recommended to learn more SAS from its on-line resources:
http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/stat/
Homework:
Assignments will be given every Friday – they will not be collected – the solutions will be posted on
our class website. The related questions are good candidates for quizzes, midterm and final exam.
Tests: (All exams are close book exams)
Quizzes: one per week, close book exam.
Midterm Exam: October 25, Monday, in class.
Final Exam: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 2:15-4:45PM, in class.
Group Project: Due November 29, Monday, before class.
Grading:
Course grade will be assigned based on the better of (1. cumulative score, 2. final exam alone)
1. Cumulative score, 100%:
Quizzes: 15%
Midterm Exam 30%
Group Project: 25%
Final Exam 30%
2. Final exam alone, 100%