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Syllabus For Statistics 135: Concepts in Statistics University of California, Berkeley Fall 2021

This document provides information about the Statistics 135 course offered at UC Berkeley in Fall 2021. It outlines general course details like meeting times, instructor and GSI information, prerequisites, and textbook. It also lists the main topics to be covered, including chapters from the textbook. Assessment includes one midterm, a final exam, weekly assignments, and section quizzes. Grades will be determined based on exams, assignments, and quizzes. The course aims to provide a comprehensive survey of statistical theory and methodology.

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Syllabus For Statistics 135: Concepts in Statistics University of California, Berkeley Fall 2021

This document provides information about the Statistics 135 course offered at UC Berkeley in Fall 2021. It outlines general course details like meeting times, instructor and GSI information, prerequisites, and textbook. It also lists the main topics to be covered, including chapters from the textbook. Assessment includes one midterm, a final exam, weekly assignments, and section quizzes. Grades will be determined based on exams, assignments, and quizzes. The course aims to provide a comprehensive survey of statistical theory and methodology.

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Syllabus for Statistics 135: Concepts in Statistics

University of California, Berkeley


Fall 2021

General Information

M,W,F 1pm-2pm, 10 Evans

Instructor:
Prof. Adam Lucas
Office Hours: M, W, F 12-1pm in the student learning center (in the atrium)
e-mail: alucas@berkeley.edu

GSIs (Office hours TBA):

Prerequisites

• A course in probability theory equivalent to Stat 134 is a prerequisite.

• Stat 133 is a corequisite (only need about the first month of this course covering basic
R concepts).

• Famililarity with linear algebra (matrix operations, inverse of a matrix, possibly


eigenvalues) will be necessary at the end of the course when we cover chapter 14.

• Familiarity with Moment Generating Functions as covered in my Statistics 134 class

• The textbook assumes familiarity with multivariable calculus in particular Lagrange


Multipliers. Please see Khan Academy for the necessary background.

Textbook and Other Resources

Textbook: John Rice, Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis, 3rd edition.

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Topics included in course

A comprehensive survey course in statistical theory and methodology. Topics include


parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, statistical tests (parametric and non parametric)
and linear regression (single and multiple).
This class will cover chapters 7,8,9,11,12,13 and 14 in Rice.

Exams

There will be one minute midterm, and a three hour final (room to be announced). The
test dates are:

• Midterm: Wednesday October 13 (time and location TBA)

• Final: Wednesday December 15, 7pm-10pm, location TBA

Quizzes

There will be four 30 minute quizzes in section to test your understanding of homework
and lecture. The dates of the quizzes are:

Q1 : Thursday Sept 9 (in section)

Q2 : Sept 23

Q3 : Oct 28

Q4 : Nov 11

Piazza

There will be a student run Piazza site for this class. The top 10 student answerers (i.e.
students who respond to student’s questions) will get up to 1% extra credit (depending on
their level of participation) added to their final grade total in b-courses after the curve.

Grading

Your final grade will be the max of:

• 25% midterm

• 40% final exam

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• 15% weekly assignments (drop lowest score)
• 20% section quizzes (drop lowest score)

(and)

• 65% final exam


• 15% weekly assignments (drop lowest score)
• 20% section quizzes (drop lowest score)

Grade curve

This class has a typical upper division curve with 30% of the class getting some kind of
A and 30% of the class getting some kind of B and 30% some kind of C. The half grade
cutoffs will be determined when all the grades are in.

Submission of assignments

Weekly assignments will be accepted to gradescope. Late homework will be penalized


by 50% until the solutions are posted (not accepted after solutons given). Changes to
this policy are possible only by prior arrangement with the instructor. Be sure to allow
sufficient time to upload your files.

Section

Section will give extra practice problem solving, have quizzes and give students extra
guidance using R. This is an important part of the class and you are expected to attend
and participate.

Other Course Policies

Laptops in class: I encourage you to bring your laptops to class to participate with
discussion. Using a laptop for unrelated tasks is a distraction to other students (and
yourself!) and is prohibited.
Homework: You are welcome to discuss the homework in small groups (2-3). You will
need to write-up individually your own work and do your own computing. All the home-
work, code etc... need to be different from one person to another. (Changing the name of
variables in code work does not make the codes different...)

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Academic integrity: Any test or assignment submitted by you and that bears your name
is presumed to be your own original work that has not previously been submitted for credit
in another course. While you are encouraged to work together on homework assignments,
the code and writeup must be your own. For example, suggesting a function to another
student is acceptable, whereas simply giving him or her your own code is not. If you
are not clear about the expectations for completing an assignment or taking an exam, be
sure to seek clarification from the instructor or GSI beforehand. Any evidence of cheating
or plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action, at minimum a failing grade on the
assignment in question.
Students with disabilities: If you need accommodations, please get in touch with me
so that we can make the necessary arrangements.

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