Statistics 998

Statistical Consulting

Fall 2015 Schedule

Date	Topic	Handouts	Items Due	Other Useful Stuff
Sept. 3	Intro Material	Class Description Guide to Data Analysis Report Evaluation Corn Yield Background Corn Yield Data	None	None
Sept. 8	Discuss Corn Yield Example	Copepods in Oil Background oil.csv First interview checklist	Submit key graph (as PDF file) by 8pm, Monday Sept. 7 using drop box in Learn@UW Turn in on paper code for model description and written summary that interprets results Be prepared to discuss other questions in class	Corn Yield Follow-up
Sept. 10	Observe First Consulting Session		None	None
Sept. 15	Discuss yield effect estimation Discuss copepod in oil project		Write a half page that answers a few questions from consulting interview checklist (turn in electronic document) Be prepared to discuss all questions. Copepod assignment (turn in electronic document) Be prepared to discuss graphics and model.	Baayen, Davidson, Bates 2008 paper on mixed models Bolker et al paper on mixed models Self-Liang paper on mixed models testing
Sept. 17	Continue discussion of copepod in oil project Discuss questions for first client		Do some data exploration from the first client's data Turn in two questions you would like to ask the client	First major project background County ID Information First major project data First major project data (updated to include BA) Total plot sample size by year and DMU
Sept. 22	First visit by first client			None
Sept. 24	Inclass Work on Honeybee Project	Honeybee Project Honeybee Data		None
Sept. 29	Second visit by first client			None
Oct. 1	First discussion of first project			Model Report
Oct. 6	Communication Videos	Communication Video Assignment	First project reports due	None
Oct. 8	Inclass work on Interferon Project	Interferon Project Description Interferon data	Short video assignment	None
Oct. 13	Interferon Presentations		Interferon reports due	None
Oct. 15	First visit by second client	See Learn@UW site for data AED Project Description		None
Oct. 20	Visit by Karl Broman			None
Oct. 22	Second visit by client		Broman paragraph	None
Oct. 27	Email from lichen expert	Lichen assignment		None
Oct. 29	Discussion of first reports		Second projects due	None
Nov. 3	Discussion of second reports		lichen email due	None
Nov. 5	NO CLASS (masters exam)			None
Nov. 10	Begin Diesel Group Assignment	Diesel assignment Diesel Data		None
Nov. 12	Discuss Diesel Group Assignment			None
Nov. 17	Visit by Dave Demets		diesel assignment due	None
Nov. 19	Discuss Maize Masters Exam Problem	Honor in Science Ethics assignment		None
Nov. 24	Discuss Ethics Assignment		Ethics assignment due	None
Nov. 26	NO CLASS (Thanksgiving)			None
Dec. 1				None
Dec. 3	Oral Presentation of Final Projects			None
Dec. 8	Oral Presentation of Final Projects			None
Dec. 10	Oral Presentation of Final Projects			None
Dec. 15	Oral Presentation of Final Projects			None
Dec. 22	Final Project Reports Due			None