STAT 6940 - Advanced Data Analysis
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 41686,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Nguyet Nguyen
Email: ntnguyen01@ysu.edu
Course Description
6940. Advanced Data Analysis. An overview of techniques in data analysis. Includes a strong emphasis on visual interpretation of data. Topics include one or more samples, proportions, odds, regression, and multiple comparisons. Prereq.: STAT 3743 or permission of graduate coordinator. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis (7th Edition). | Lyman R. Ott | 978-1305269477 |
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 8/24 | Chapter 1-2 | Introduction, Collecting Data | |
| Wed | 8/26 | Chapter 3 | Summarizing Data | Warm up Quiz 1 |
| Mon | 8/31 | Chapter 4 | Probability | Quiz 1 |
| Wed | 9/2 | Chapter 4 | Probability Distributions | Warm up quiz 2 Assignment 1 due |
| Mon | 9/7 | No Class | ||
| Wed | 9/9 | Chapter 5 (5.1-5.8) | Inferences about Population Central Values Bootstrap method |
Quiz 2 Warm up quiz 3 |
| Mon | 9/14 | Chapter 6 (6.1-6.6) | Inferences Comparing Two Population Central Values | Quiz 3 |
| Wed | 9/16 | Chapter 6 (6.1-6.6) | Inferences Comparing Two Population Central Values | Warm up quiz 4 Assignment 2 due |
| Mon | 9/21 | Chapter 8 (8.1-8.6) | Inferences about More Than Two Populations | Quiz 4 |
| Wed | 9/23 | Chapter 8 (8.1-8.6) | Inferences about More Than Two Populations | Warm up quiz 5 |
| Mon | 9/28 | Chapter 9 (9.1-9.9) | Multiple Comparisons | Quiz 5 |
| Wed | 9/30 | Chapter 9 (9.1-9.9) | Multiple Comparisons | Warm up quiz 6 Assignment 3 due |
| Mon | 10/5 | Chapter 1-9 | Midterm Exam | Midterm Exam |
| Wed | 10/7 | Chapter 10 (10.1-10.8) | Categorical Data | Warm up quiz 7 |
| Mon | 10/12 | Chapter 10 (10.1-10.8) | Categorical Data | Quiz 6 |
| Wed | 10/14 | Chapter 11 (11.1-11.7) | Linear Regression and Correlation | Warm up quiz 8 Assignment 4 due |
| Mon | 10/19 | Chapter 11 (11.1-11.7) | Linear Regression and Correlation | Quiz 7 |
| Wed | 10/21 | Chapter 12 (12.1-12.8) | Multiple Regression and the General Linear Model | Warm up quiz 9 |
| Mon | 10/26 | Chapter 12 (12.1-12.8) | Multiple Regression and the General Linear Model | Quiz 8 |
| Wed | 10/28 | Chapter 12 (12.1-12.2) | Multiple Regression and the General Linear Model | Warm up quiz 10 Assignment 5 due |
| Mon | 11/2 | Chapter 13 (13.1-13.4) | Further Regression Topics/Logistic Regression | Quiz 9 |
| Wed | 11/4 | Chapter 13 (13.1-13.4) | Further Regression Topics/Logistic Regression | Warm up quiz 11 |
| Mon | 11/9 | Chapter 13 (13.1-13.4) | Multinomial Logistic Regression | Quiz 10 |
| Wed | 11/11 | Chapter 13 (13.1-13.4) | Multinomial Logistic Regression | Warm up quiz 12 Assignment 6 due |
| Mon | 11/16 | Lecture Notes | Survival Analysis* | Quiz 11 |
| Wed | 11/18 | Lecture Notes | Survival Analysis* | Warm up quiz 13 |
| Mon | 11/23 | Chapter 14 (14.1-14.6) | Analysis of Variance for Completely Randomized Design* | Quiz 12 |
| Wed | 11/25 | Chapter 14 (14.1-14.6) | Analysis of Variance for Completely Randomized Design* | Warm up quiz 14 Assignment 7 due |
| Mon | 11/30 | Chapter 15 (15.1-15.7) | Analysis of Variance for Block Design* | Quiz 13 |
| Wed | 12/2 | Term Paper | Term Paper | Term Paper Presentations |
| Mon | 12/7 | Final Exam | Final Exam | Final Exam and Term Paper due |
| Wed | 12/9 | * Optional Topics that may be substituted with other advanced topics. Additional topics may be covered by the course instructor. |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.