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Last updated: Mon Feb 2 2026, 13:50

Syllabus

Welcome to the course website for STAT 209, Introduction to Applied Statistics. To begin, you can find the course syllabus linked below:

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Please note: material will not be posted until we’ve reached that point in the course.

Exam #1 Content

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

  1. Install R (https://cran.r-project.org/) before Friday.
  2. Install RStudio (https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop/) before Friday.

Week 2 (Quantiative Variables)

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 -

Week 3 (Categorical Variables)

Date Lecture Lab Reading
Mon 2/02 Categorical Variables Cat Var Lab [Template] -
Wed 2/04 [Tables] - -
Fri 2/05 [GGplot2] - -

Reading Assignments

  • IMS Sections 1.2.1-1.2.3 before Monday 1/26.
  • IMS Chapters 5.2-5.5 (pg. 74-82) before Monday 2/02

Lab Assignments

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.

Cat Var Lab due Friday 2/06 at 10pm.

Homework Assignments

Will be posted here.