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  lOMoAR cPSD| 45903860 Guidance for online study 
Title: APPLIED-STATISTICS_README_WEEK1.DOCX     
DATE: Saturday, February 29, 2020  Week #: 1 
Chapter #: Introduction + Chapter 1   
1. Objective: Students will be able to:  - 
Remember schedule and contents for this course in the whole semester  - 
List textbooks and references for the course  - 
Understand rules and evaluation criteria of the course  - 
Discover the learning outcomes of the course  - 
Memorize the principles of data and statistics (data classification, data sources)  2. Content:  2.1 Introduction  - 
Introduction to the course: Schedule and content for: 
• Theory (15 weeks, 2 periods/week) 
• Practice (labwork) (6 weeks, 5 periods/week)  - 
Rules and evaluation structure  - 
List of textbook and references -  List of learning outcomes 
2.2 Chapter 1: Data and Statistics  -  Data classification: 
• Elements, Variables, and Observations  • Scales of Measurement 
• Categorical and Quantitative Data • 
Cross-Sectional and Time Series Data -  Data  sources:  • Existing Sources  • Observational Study  • Experiment 
• Time and Cost Issues • Data Acquisition Errors  3. Activity:  No. Duration  Lecturer  Student  1    lOMoAR cPSD| 45903860 Guidance for online study 
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Before this Record groups and group’s number 
Form the group and inform lecturer  class 
Prepare lectures for this class 
Read files: readme_week1, Introduction  and Lecture1  2  45 min. 
Explain the content of the lectures (3  Take notes  lectures audio+ppt)  3  30 min. 
Discussion & Answer questions (if any): 
Discussion & Ask questions (if any): 
between each lecture explanation 
between each lecture explanation  4  After this 
Upload assignment on Blackboard, set-up 
Do assignment in group and submit on- class  submission deadline  time 
Record groups and group’s number 
Form the group and inform lecturer  (cont.’)  (cont.’) 
Prepare lectures for the next class  Review Lecture1  Read files: readme_week2 and  Lecture2 
4. Reflection questions / Homeworks (to be submitted in group, not individual):  No. Work  Submission Due  I  Reflection questions  1 
In “Applied-statistics_ Lecture1_part1.flv” 
1.1 How do you recognize statistics in your field of study?  2 
In “Applied-statistics_ Lecture1_part2.flv” 
2.1 What are the roles of scales of measurement? 
2.2 Give examples of qualitative data and quantitative data in your field of  March 4th, 2020  study.  3 
In “Applied-statistics_ Lecture1_part3.flv” 
3.1 Discuss more about the pros and cons of data from existing sources. 
3.2 Discuss more about the pros and cons of data from observational study.  II  Homeworks  1 day before the 
2.1 Download ppt files for Introduction, Lecture 1 and review at home  next class 
2.2 Prepare questions and discussion points related to Lecture 1 
2.3 Download ppt files for Lecture 2 and review at home  5. Note:  - 
Students must submit the works by due date mentioned in Section 4. Late or no submission will be  recorded.  - 
Students use submission form provided by lecturer to submit answers/homeworks.  6. Reference:  -  Ppt files (mandatory):  • “0.Introduction”  2    lOMoAR cPSD| 45903860 Guidance for online study 
Title: APPLIED-STATISTICS_README_WEEK1.DOCX    • “1.Lecture1”  -  Flv files (3 files)  - 
Additional materials: key terms  3    lOMoAR cPSD| 45903860 Guidance for online study 
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