Statistics 528 - Applied Business Statistics Fall 2007

Instructor: William Q. Meeker, 304C Snedecor Hall, 294-5336
Instructor email: wqmeeker@iastate.edu
Office Hours: MTWRF 1:10-2:00 p.m. or by appointment
Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday 11:00-12:20, Sweeney 1126
Lab: Monday 2:10-4:00 Gerdin 1127
Statistics 528 homepage: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~stat528

Text: A Second Course in Statistics: Regression Analysis, Sixth Edition, by Mendenhall and Sincich

Tentative Schedule

1. Basic Concepts and Statistical Thinking. (Notes; 2 days)
2. Simple Linear Regression.(Chapters 2,3; 5 days)
3. Multiple Regression. (Chapter 4; 5 days)
4. Model Building. (Chapter 5, 3 days)
5. Variable Screening Methods. (Chapter 6, 2 days)
6. Some Regression Pitfalls. (Chapter 7; 2 days)
7. Residual Analysis. (Chapter 8; 2 days)
8. Time Series Modeling and Forecasting. (Chapter 10; 4 days)
9. Principles of Experimental Design (DOE). (Chapter 11; 2 days)
10. Case Studies. (Chapter 13-17; 2 days)

The laboratory period will be used to introduce material closely related to the laboratory assignment, to provide instruction on the use of statistical software that can be used to complete the assignment, and to give teams a chance to start working on the weekly assignments. Laboratories will be due in class on Thursday.

2007 Tentative Exam Dates
To be determined soon. Keep an eye on the on-line version of this syllabus or the "important dates link."

Grading Policy
Exam 1 100
Exam 2 100
Exam 3 100
Projects 100
Final Exam 200
Labs 100
Total 700

See the course web page for more details.