(Subject to change)

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Week
Date
 Topics PDF Notes/Assignment
1
[H1]
08/12-16
  1. (Mon) Course introduction
  2. (Mon/Wed/Fri) Freakonomics movie
  3. (Fri) Freakonomics movie discussion.
 [PDF] 2013 Academic Calendar
UG drop/add day (Fri, Aug 16th)
Homework [H1], see leftmost column, will be posted Thursday evening (had hoped for Wednesday, but not a difficult assignment).
2
[H2]
08/19-23
  1. Analyzing patterns in Excel
 

*Reminder: H1 Due: Monday (Today!)

* Ch 1: What Do Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers Have in Common?
*Both Due:
-----> email copy Ch 1 Summary: Wednesday @ midnight
-----> hard copy Ch 1 Summary: Friday before class begins
3
08/26-30
  1. (Mon) Continuing diving into excel, IF, AND
  2. (Wed) COUNTIF, &parameters, charts
  3. (Fri) Expected Return
   No summary this week.
4
09/02-06
  1. Analyzing real data Chapter 1 of Freakonomics
 [PDF] Monday Sept 2: Labor Day / Holiday No Classes
Extending HW2.
5
[H3] [A2]
09/09-13
  1. Mon: New Data Set!
  2. Mon/Wed: Benford's Law
  3. Fri: Chapter 2 discussion
  4. Group Picture (Friday)

[PDF]
[PDF]

Excel Sheet with Random Function (.xlsx)
F9 or Ctrl= to scramble for windows
Command= to scramble for mac
Press Ctrl key and the = key simultaneously
Summary of Chapter 2 DUE before Friday9/13 at midnight soft-copy, and hard-copy is due before class. on Friday.
HW3 is due Friday September 21
Mini-assignment A2 (dice rolls) is due this Wednesday (09/18) before class.
6
09/16-20
  1. Mon: Continue: Benford's Law HW Tutorial
  2. Intro to Statistics
  3. Fri: Chapter 3 discussion
 [PDF]
[PDF] 		HW1 Grades .
Summary1 Grades.
Quiz 1 Grades (correlation).
Quiz 2 Grades (IF).
Quiz 3 Grades.
HW2 (Excel Sheet) grades.
Quiz 4 Grades.
7
09/23-27
  1. Correlation and Causation
  2. Fri: Chapter 4 discussion
 [PDF] Board
8
[A3]
09/30-04
  1. Wed: Review Exam
  2. Friday: Exam 1: TA will proctor
   Midterm, Friday October 4.
No Summary this week, but there is one next week (see below)
9
10/07-11
  1. Mon: Guest Lecture
  2. Wed: Python Introduction
  3. Chapter 5
   Summary Chapter 5 Due Friday before class.
10
10/14-18
  1. Wednesday: Go Over Correlation Homework
  2. Fri: Optional Exam (Bonus Points)
  

Exam 1.
HW3 (Benford's Law) grades
A2 (Mini Assignment Rolling Dice) grades

ALL grades (except exam 1, see above)
Thursday October 17: Withdrawal Deadline
No Summary due this Friday.

Class Grade Standing (does not include re-grades of exam 1)
11
10/21-25
  1. Mo: Review optional test and answers (may be a follow on assignment)
  2. We: Start Normal Distribution & new data set
  3. Fri: Chapter 6 (Final Chapter)!
 [PDF] Summary Chapter 6 Due Friday before class. Email soft-copy night before class. Hardcopy turn before class.
12
10/28-01
  1. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TWF556S
  2. Chapter 1: Super Freakonomics
  3. Friday No CLASS: Fall Break, Summary turn in Monday 11/04.
  4. http://exceluser.com/formulas/statsnormal.htm
  5. Sheet_1.xls
  6. Test Scores
  

Summary Due Monday 11/04 before class
Mini Assignment A4 is due before class 10/30
P3/Workbook due next week
Friday November 1: Fall Break
13
11/04-08
  1. Mon: Ch 1 Super Freakonomics - Finish / Discuss sheet sent over the news group.
  2. We: Continue Discuss Normal Distribution ->Histogram -> Normal Distribution Process
  3. We: Discuss P3
  4. Fr: Ch1 Super Freakonomics Discussion
  5. Fr: (tentatively) Regression/Hypothesis Testing
  6. Clean Test Score (update later this evening)
   Summary Super Freakonomics Chapter 1 Due Monday Before Class
Summary Super Freakonomics Chapter 2 Due Friday Before Class
P3 is due before Friday's class (still due this Friday).
14
11/11-15
  1. Mo: P3 Work and Finish Assignment P3 (no late submissions will be accepted after demonstration). This will also serve as the 'review' session for the Test on Friday.
  2. We: Ch 2 & 3 Super Freakonomics (will be on test)
  3. Fr: Exam 2
    Normal, Z-score, Sample, Normal Distribution
    Chapter 5-6 Freakonomics, Chapter 1-2 Super Freakonomics
  

Summary Super Freakonomics Chapter 3 Due Friday Before Class

P3.xlsx Workbook (includes plots, does not include discussion)

A4 : Correlation Grades and Comments ( Here )
Grade: Current Grade Sheet ( Here)

15

11/18-22
  1. Mo: Freakonomics Chapter 3: Apathy and Altruism
  2. Last Topics: One of : Regression, Hypothesis Testing, Monopoly statistics
  3. Fr: Chapter 4 Super Freakonomics The FIX
  

Summary Super Freakonomics Chapter 4 Due Friday Before Class

PDF Monopoly Fairness (Sc. Am., Apr 96) {Read}
PDF Monopoly Revised (Sc. Am., Oct 96) {Read}
Business Insider's Monopoly Slideshow (Summary)
16
11/25-29
Bonus Assignment: (Global Warming controvery)

:Happy Thanksgiving@
  

* Thanksgiving Break November 25-29

* Bonsu Assignment (here )
17
12/02-06
  1. Tue: Final Chapter 5 Super Freakonomics: Global Warming
  2. Tue! Note WE have a class on TUESDAY
  3. Tue: Loose Ends.
  4. We: Reading Day (No Class)


    5. December 4th, at 10 AM study group, in class room

    Help Session: December 6th Friday: 9AM-10AM. (Office 219C Boyd)

    Histogram: Correlation, Histogram, Normal Distribution, Monopoly statistics, Mean, Stdev. Benson's First Digit Law, RAND() , Freakonomics & Super Freakonomics

    Freakonomics Ch 6 Quiz - Key (here)
    Super Freakonomics Ch 1 Quiz - Key - (here)
    AS4 Question2 - Key - (here)
    Exam 2 MC Questions (here)

     

  

Summary Super Freakonomics Chapter 5 Due Tuesday before class.

Class both on Monday and Tuesday Note: we have class this Tuesday.

All Summaries, will get some bonus

Exam 2 : Part 1 and Part 2 (purple clumn has final score). (here)

Grades:

A4
P3
Quiz 10
Quiz 11
Quiz 12
Quiz Super Freak Ch3
Summary Ch 6
Super Summary 1
Super Summary 2
Super Summary 3
Super Summary 4

Bonus Test (will be added to exam 1) Max 2% to final grade.
Bonus Assigment (Global Warming)
Drop 4 Quizzes
Drop 2 Summaries
All Summaries (Bonus)
Perfect Attendance 2% to final grade
What-If Final xls.

Current Grade Sheet: 12-GRADES.htm

Current Grade Sheet: 12-05-GRADES.htm Updated!
          Optional Exam Grades: Here
Optional Exam Grades: Here (Updated!)


Current Grade Sheet (excludes Final exam, contests,
and Bonus Project) : Here

18
12/09-13
  1. Our Exam: Wednesday December 11:
    8:00 AM - 11 AM
  

* Wednesday: Our Exam
* Friday - December 13, Graduation
19
12/16
  Monday, Dec 16, 5 PM, Grades Due
(X)          
 

Topics (including potential & optional topics) -- subject to change

Broad Concepts (some potential)
  1. 6 Chapters in Freakonomics
  2. 5 Chapters in Super Freakonomics
  3. Plotting Data
  4. Descriptive Statistics
  5. Correlations & Regression
  6. Inferential Statistics
  7. Benson's First Digit Law
  8. Monopoly (the board game) - next iteration of class.

Computer Modeling Tools & Environments:
  1. Microsoft Excel
  2. Python & Pygame: next iteration of Freakonomics version of class


Acknowledgments

This semester, this course is inspired by Mark Guzdial's Freakonomics course

Resources