Introduction to statistics, fall 2012

Lecturer

Hannu Niemi

Scope

Part I: 5 cu.
 Part II: 5 cu.

Type

Basic studies.

Description

Principles of probability and statistics tailored for social sciences. Students do not need to have previous background.

Lectures

NO TEACHING (no lectures, no exercises) on Thursday 28.9.

Part I 4.9.2012 -18.10.2012

Tue 10 - 12 a.m. and Thu 10 - 12, U 37 seminar room 4 (Unioninkatu 37)

Excercises: Thu 8.30 - 10, U 37 seminar room 4 (Unioninkatu 37)

N.B.: No exercises on Thu 6.9.2012

PART II

Lectures 30.10.2012 - 13.12.2012

Tue 10 - 12 6.11., U37 LS (= Lecture Hall)
 Thu 10 - 12 8.11., U35 Auditorio

Tue 13.11., U37 LS (= Lecture Hall)

Thu 15.11., U35 Auditorio 

NEW VENUES:

Tue 20.11. Minerva (Siltavuorenpenger 5A) Seminar room K112
 Thu 22.11. Minerva (Siltavuorenpenger 5A) Seminar room K115
 Tue 27.11. Siltavuorenpenger 3A Seminar room 303
 Thu 29.11. Minerva (Siltavuorenpenger 5A) Seminar room K115
 Tue 4.12. Minerva (Siltavuorenpenger 5A) Seminar room K112
 Tue 11.12. Minerva (Siltavuorenpenger 5A) Seminar room K112

First exercises already on Thursday 1.11.2012

Exam

Part I
 Thursday 18.10 10.00-12.00
 Exam will be held in: U40 Lecture room 6 (Unioninkatu 40)
 (no exercises in the morning).

Retry:

Thu 15.11.2012  16.00 - 18.00 Kumpula campus

Exactum buildning Lecture Hall  A 111

Last year exam / Part I

Part II
 Exam:
 December 13.12. 10-12
 Minerva (Siltavuorenpenger 5 A), Seminar room K113.

RETRY:

January 26.1.2013 (Saturday) 9.00-11.00 

Registration needed via Oodi. The course code is 78206.

Bibliography

The material discussed during the lectures (copies of all the slides) is available in Moodle.

We will roughly cover the same topics disussed in the textbook:

Sheldon Ross: Introductory Statistics, 3rd ed. Chapters 1 - 7 (excluding Section 7.6)

Registration

Did you forget to register? What to do.

Exercise groups

There is only one exercise group:

Part I
 Thu 8.30 - 10.00 U37, Seminar Room 4 (Unioninkatu 37)

PART II
 Thu 8.30 - 10.00
 Thu 8.11., U35 Auditorio

Thu 15.11., U35 Auditorio
 NB. The venues for lectures and exercises after 15.11. will be announced later.

NEW VENUES:

Thu 22.11. Minerva (Siltavuorenpenger 5A) Seminar room K115
 Thu 29.11. Minerva (Siltavuorenpenger 5A) Seminar room K115

You may get extra points to be taken into account in grading by active participation (=the number of solved problems)

Exercises