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Last updated: Wed Feb 25 2026, 11:51


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 (for Categorical Information) Tables Lab -
Fri 2/05 [GGplot2] ggplot2 Lab -

Week 4

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)

Week 5

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 - -

Week 6

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 - -

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
  • OpenIntro Chapter 3.1 before Friday 2/13

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. (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 Assignments

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 Info

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.

[Practice Exam 1]

[Exam 1 Topics List]