Welcome to Stat 349!

Stat 349

  • How to write statistical articles and reports

  • Weeks 1-5: Preliminaries

    • CVs
    • How to read scientific articles
    • Organization
    • Transitions
    • Data documentation

  • Weeks 6-12: Components of reports/articles

  • Weeks 13-15: Reports, Editing, Presentations

About Me

  • Associate Professor in Statistics

  • Research:

    • Data Visualization
    • Statistical Algorithms for Forensics
    • Reproducibility
    • Data Science pipelines

 

Alex (left), Ryan (right), and Zoey (top)

 

Edison (Eddie)

Ivy

About Me

  • I have prosopagnosia

Image source: https://susilolab.org/Prosopagnosia.html

Introductions

  • Your name

  • Your major

  • What is the best prank you’ve ever experienced or planned?

Class Picture

Let’s all time travel back to elementary school…

(but seriously, help a face-blind prof out)

Syllabus Policies

Class Structure

  • More lecture based than previous classes with me… but lots of activities
  • Lots of reading/writing practice
  • Scaffolding for projects - practice on a section, then add to your final project

Grades

Assignments Weight
Reading Quizzes 10%
Participation 10%
Homework 40%
User Guide/Documentation 20%
Business Report & Presentation 20%

Reading Quizzes

  • Due before class starts
  • Will become inaccessible at 10am on Wednesdays
  • Open-book, open-note
  • A deadline to encourage you to do the reading before class

Participation/Attendance

  • I will take attendance
  • You get one free, no excuses necessary absence
  • If you’re sick, don’t come to class!
    • Do the reading/homework,
    • Make an appointment as you feel better
    • In the appointment field, indicate that this is to substitute for class attendance
    • Don’t abuse this

Homework

  • Almost every week
  • Homework can be resubmitted once for a re-grade
  • Resubmissions are due on
    • March 10
    • May 5

User Guide

  • Translate a statistics topic into a practical guide for how to do something

    • software related is natural, but I’m open to other options

  • Practice thinking about audience needs and planning scope

  • Due before Spring Break

Business Report

  • Address a statistical question of interest to a business

  • Find and document relevant data

  • Explain and document your analysis

  • Draw a conclusion and explain that to a non-statistician

  • Make a presentation

  • Due in Week 15