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Last updated: Wed Feb 25 2026, 11:51
Welcome to the course website for STAT 209, Introduction to Applied Statistics. To begin, you can find the course syllabus linked below:
You can locate course content by scrolling, or by using the navigation bar in the upper left.
Please note: material will not be posted until we’ve reached that point in the course.
| Date | Lecture | Lab | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/21 | Syllabus and Introduction | Lab | IMS Sections 1.2.1-1.2.3 before Monday |
| Fri 1/23 | Intro to R | Intro R Lab | - |
Assignments and Deadlines
| Date | Lecture | Lab | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/26 | - | Intro R Lab cont’d | - |
| Wed 1/28 | Quantitative Variables – Part 1 | Quant Var Lab | IMS Chapters 5.2-5.5 (pg. 74-82) |
| Fri 1/30 | Quantitative Variables – Part 2 | Quant Var Lab | - |
| Date | Lecture | Lab | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2/02 | Categorical Variables | Cat Var Lab [Template] | - |
| Wed 2/04 | Tables (for Categorical Information) | Tables Lab | - |
| Fri 2/05 | [GGplot2] | ggplot2 Lab | - |
| Date | Lecture | Lab | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2/09 | - | ggplot2 Lab cont’d | - |
| Wed 2/11 | Probability 1 – Basics | Probability Worksheet 1 | OpenIntro Sections (see below) |
| Fri 2/13 | Probability 2 – Independence | Probability Worksheet 2 | OpenIntro Sections (see below) |
| Date | Lecture | Lab | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2/16 | Probability 3 – Odds/Risk | Probability Worksheet 3 | - |
| Wed 2/18 | Study Design – Sampling Methods | Study Design Lab | - |
| Fri 2/20 | No Class | - | - |
| Date | Lecture | Lab | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2/23 | Homework and Lab Workday | - | - |
| Wed 2/25 | Study Design 2 | Study Design 2 Lab | - |
| Fri 2/27 | Exam 1 | - | - |
Intro R Lab due on Gradescope Wednesday 1/28 at 10pm. Gradescope info will be given in Class on Monday.
Quant Var Lab due Wednesday 2/04 at 10pm. (Solution)
Cat Var Lab due Friday 2/06 at 10pm. (Solution)
Tables Lab due Sunday 2/08 at 10pm. (Solution)
ggplot2 Lab due Wednesday 2/11 at 10pm.
Probability Worksheets checked for credit at start of class on Wednesday 2/18. (Solution)
Homework 1 due Friday 2/20 at 10pm.
Homework 2 due Friday 2/27 at 10pm.
Homework 3 due Friday 3/06 at 10pm.** See class announcement email about starting this early.
Exam 1 will be on Feb 2/27 during normal class time within the classroom. Note: There may be a few questions asking about random assignment or experiment vocabulary terms in the practice documents – these topics will not be on the exam due to the missed class on 2/20.