Data Analysis (Stat 206)
Brad Hartlaub
Fall 2026
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Math Science Skills Center
- Kate Bogan will be your lead tutor. She will be available to help you on Sunday from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm and Thursday from 8:30 pm until 9:30 pm in Hayes 109.
Daily Agendas
- August 28
- August 31
- September 2
- September 4 - our first problem session
- September 7 - PS for Chapter 0 exercises
- September 9
- September 11
- September 14 - PS for Chapter 1 exercises
- September 16
- September 18 - Quiz #1 covering Chapters 0 and 1 (you may use two 8.5" x 11" sheets of notes during the quiz)
- September 21 - PS for Chapter 2 exercises
- September 23
- September 25
- September 28 - PS for Chapter 3 exercises
- September 30
- October 2 - Quiz #2 covering Chapters 2 and 3 (you may used two 8.5" x 11" sheets of notes during the quiz)
- October 5
- October 7
- October 12 - PS for Chapter 4 exercises
- October 14 - Review and class time for projects
- October 16 - Exam #1 covering Chapters 0-5 (you may use five 8.5" x 11" sheets of notes during the exam
- October 19 - Class time for projects or start Chapter 5
- October 21 - Chapter 5 and class time for projects
- October 23 - Unit A Presentations
- Madeline Ha and Arthur Wellenstein - Regression models for German election data
- Olivia Williams and Drew Gostrue - NFL Regular-Seasson Performance, Super Bowl Winners, and the AFC vs. NFC
- Corey Fondran and June Grammer - Predicting the length of penguins' wings
- October 26 - Unit A Presentations
- Kevin Yang and Viktor Liu - AI exposure and occupational employment growth: Our models versus BLS projections
- October 28 - Unit A Presentations
- Noah Berg and Charles Gilson - Predicting points in NBA regular season
- Kelsey Van Eldik and Kristof Szappanos - Does power tower progress predict swimming improvement?
- Drew Morgan and Alex Jurch - What factors contribute the most to regular season FedEx Cup points?
- October 30 - Complete Unit A Presentations and finish Chapter 5
- Evan Hubbard and Tanner Smith - Consumer Price Index
- Vicky Miguez and Roger Muckenfuss - Predicting college graduation rates for the NCAC over the last decade
- An Dang and Nic Hardin - What makes a plane crash deadly?
- November 2 - PS for Chapter 5 exercises
- November 4
Homework Assignments
- Your solutions must be submitted electronically to your Google Drive folder. You must submit a PDF of your solutions using a very specific naming structure. For example, the name of the file for the first homework assignment should be HW1-Stat206-yourname.PDF
- HW #1 - Our Problem Session for Chapter 0 will be on Monday, September 7, and your written solutions are due on Monday, September 7.
- HW #2 - Our Problem Session for Chapter 1 will be on Monday, September 14, and your written solutions are due on Monday, September 14.
- HW #3 - Our Problem Session for Chapter 2 will be on Monday, September 21, and your written solutions are due on Monday, September 21.
- HW #4 - Our Problem Session for Chapter 3 will be on Monday, September 28, and your written solutions are due on Monday, September 28.
- HW #5 - Our Problem Session for Chapter 4 will be on Monday, October 12, and your written solutions are due on Monday, October 12.
- Unit A Project Proposal - In your Unit A project, you should compare and contrast at least three possible models for a response variable of interest. After you describe the problem of interest and your data, you should use the choose, fit, assess, and use steps to make appropriate inferences and comparisons. Your analysis should include at least one formal inference (hypothesis test) and appropriate confidence intervals or prediction intervals. You must work with one partner on this Unit A project. Your proposal should be sent to me via email on or before October 19 and include a short statement about your problem of interest, a description of your data, and a proposed date for your presentation to the class. Presentations should be 10 to 12 minutes in length with 2-3 minutues for questions from the audience. You may use Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides or a PDF for your presentation to the class. Presentations will begin on Wednesday, October 21. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
- HW #6- Our Problem Session for Chapter 5 will be on Monday, November 2, and your written solutions are due on Monday, November 2.
- HW #7- Our Problem Session for Chapters 6 and 7 will be on Monday, November 9, and your written solutions are due on Monday, November 9.
Sample Exams
- See !Exam and Quiz Samples on our Google Drive folder.
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