STAT 550, 2011 Winter Term II (Jan.-Apr.2012)

Announcements

• Revisions to Assignment 5
  1. change in due dates (see below)
  2. note that rates provided in esoph.csv are per 10,000.

• Assignment 5 (revised Monday, Apr. 9) The portfolio is due Thursday, April 19 at noon. Question 1 is due Tuesday April 24 at noon. Please submit both PDF and hard copies.
• Assignment 5 data
• Guidelines for Stat 550 portfolio (revised Monday, Apr. 9)

Statistical Computing

• R workspace with a number of functions, including array.to.data.frame

Useful Links

• Gerald van Belle Statistical Rules of Thumb

Past Readings, Assignments

• Assignment 4
• Assignment 3
• R command file for data management illustration
• Assignment 2
• moms.rda
• frust.txt
• Optional writing exercise: write a short summary (150-200 words) of this report in the Economist Magazine
• Pictures worthy of a thousand words (advice on statistical graphics)
• Sample size calculations in randomized trials: common pitfalls
• Assignment 1, due Tuesday Jan. 31
• Data for assignment 1
• Summary Checklist
• How to Read a Paper (an educational article from the British Medical Journal)
• Some Practical Guidelines for Effective Sample Size Determination
• Aspects of statistical consulting not taught by academia
• van Belle, Chapter 2, Sample Size
• Revised Outline
• Problem 1 - Childbirth Attitudes
• Problem 2 - DVT prevention RCT
• CS example
• Edited materials from Mar. 13 lecture
• Summary page for dialysis study
• Data and question sheet for dialysis study
• Hills and Armitage - Two Period Cross-over Clinical Trial