Course Schedule

Module 0 --- Pre-Start of Course: 08/24/09 - 08/30/09

Assignments

• Read all the course information documents --- completed: August 30
• Submit your Student Profile in the Meet Your Classmates Section --- completed: August 30

Module 1 --- Ice Breaker Activity: 08/31/09 - 09/04/09

Readings:

• Cherry Hill Cluster Article --- completed: September 1

Assignments:

• Submit answers to questions on the Cherry Hill Cluster Article --- completed: September 2
• Complete the Student Orientation --- completed: September 2
• Establish your StatCrunch account and familiarize yourself with StatCrunch and complete the StatCrunch exercise --- completed: September 2

Discussions: Cherry Hill Cluster

• Start Date: September 3
• End Date: September 3

NOTE: The CD that accompanies the Rosner text has a Student Study Guide folder.� In that folder there is a PDF file associated with each chapter in the Rosner text and within that PDF file is a REVIEW OF KEY CONCEPTS plus additional problems and solutions.� One strategy that has been helpful for students is to read the material in the study guide PRIOR to reading the material in the Rosner text.� You are encouraged to follow that strategy in that it helps you to focus on the key concepts when you read the Rosner text.

Module 2 --- Descriptive Statistics: 09/05/09 - 09/14/09

Readings:

• Chapters 1 and 2 of Rosner --- completed: September 8

Assignments:

• Problem Set 1 (Problems 2.1 - 2.3) --- completed: September 10
• Problem Set 2 (Problems 2.12 - 2.18) --- completed: September 10
• Problem Set 3 (Problems 2.31 - 2.32) --- completed: September 10
• Problem Set 4 (Problems 2.38 - 2.40) --- completed: September 10
• Your own data using material / methods from Chapters 1 and 2 --- completed: September 10

Discussions: Chapters 1 and 2

• Start Date: September 11
• End Date: September 14

Module 3 --- Probability and Probability Distributions: 09/15/09 - 09/30/09

• Chapter 3, 4 and 5 of Rosner --- completed: September 19
• Breast Cancer Article --- completed: September 19

Assignments:

• Problem Set 1 (Problems 3.14 - 3.16, 3.17- 3.23, and 3.113) --- completed: September 24
• Problem Set 2 (Problems 4.1- 4.13, 4.36- 4.37 and 4.63-4.65) --- completed: September 24
• Problem Set 3 (Problems 5.6- 5.9, 5.41- 5.45, and 5.72- 5.74) --- completed: September 24
• Your own data using material / methods from Chapters 3, 4, and 5 --- completed: September 24
• Breast Cancer Article Question --- completed: September 24

Discussions: Chapter 3, 4 and 5 Discussion and Discussion of Breast Cancer Article

• Start Date: September 25
• End Date: September 30

Module 4 --- Estimation: 10/01/09 - 10/14/09

Readings:

• Chapter 6 of Rosner --- completed: October 5

Assignments:

• Problem Set 1 (Problems 6.7- 6.8 and 6.10- 6.17) --- completed: October 8
• Problem Set 2 (Problems 6.31-6.34, 6.38- 6.39 and 6.44- 6.46) --- completed: October 8
• Problem Set 3 (Problems 6.88- 6.91) --- completed: October 8
• Your own data using material / methods from Chapter 6 --- completed: October 8

Discussions: Chapter 6

• Start Date: October 9
• End Date: October 14

Mid Term Exam: 10/15/09 - 10/21/09

***** Exam must be submitted prior to 5pm on October 15 *****

Module 5 --- Hypothesis Testing: 10/22/09 - 11/06/09

Readings:

• Chapter 7 and 8 of Rosner --- completed: October 27
• Paper from the British Medical Journal --- completed: October 27

Assignments:

• Problem Set 1 (Problems 7.1 - 7.9, 7.21 - 7.25) --- completed: October 31
• Problem Set 2 (Problems 8.1- 8.14, 8.153- 8.156 ) --- completed: October 31
• Question Related to the British Medical Journal paper --- completed: October 31
• Your own data using material / methods from Chapters 7 and 8 --- completed: October 31

Discussions: Chapter 7 and 8 Discussion and British Medical Journal Article Discussion

• Start Date: November 1
• End Date: November 6

Module 6 -- Non Parametric Methods: 11/07/09 - 11/16/09

Readings:

• Chapter 9 of Rosner --- completed: November 9

Problem Set:

• Problems Set (Problems 9.1- 9.6, 9.19- 9.23, 9.43) --- completed: November 12
• Your own data using material / methods from Chapter 9 --- completed: November 12

Discussions: Chapter 9 Discussion

• Start Date: November 13
• End Date: November 16

Module 7 --- Simple Linear Regression: 11/17/09 - 11/22/09

Readings:

• Chapter 11 (Sections 11.1 - 11.3) of Rosner --- completed: November 18

Problem Set:

• Problem Set (Problems 11.13, 11.18 and 11.54) --- completed: November 20
• Your own data using material / methods from Chapter 11 --- completed: November 20

Discussions: Chapter 11 Discussion

• Start Date: November 21
• End Date: November 22

Module 8--- Vital Statistics and Demography: 11/21/09 - 11/28/09

Readings:

• Assigned Readings on the Web --- completed: November 23

Problem Sets:

• Problems - Vital Statistics --- completed: November 25
• Problems - Life Tables --- completed: November 25
• Problems - Direct Age Adjusted Rates --- completed: November 25

Discussions: Vital Statistics and Demography Discussion

• Start Date: November 26
• End Date: November 28

Final Exam: 11/29/09 - 12/07/09

***** Exam Must be Submitted Prior to 5pm on Monday, December 7 ****