431 Fall 2022 Course Calendar
When and Where Do Classes Meet?
All classes meet in person in Room E321-323 in the Robbins Building at the CWRU School of Medicine, from 1:00 to 2:15 PM. Masks are required.
- The link for each class is to the README (starting point), which contains key announcements, slides and other links for that session.
December 2022
| LINK | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| – | THU 12-01 |
Working Day 2 Ask Me Anything Zoom 1 to 2 PM (See email or Canvas for link). |
| - | Weekend 12-03/04 |
Read the rest of Spiegelhalter. Complete Quiz 2 Work on Project B. |
| - | MON 12-05 |
Quiz 2 due at 9 PM |
| Class 23 | TUE 12-06 |
Using Multiple Imputation with Regression Models |
| - | WED 12-07 |
Minute Paper after Class 23 due at Noon |
| Class 24 | THU 12-08 |
PART C ends; see Course Notes. Looking back and forward. |
| - | Weekend 12-10/11 |
Complete Project B. Now would be a good time to update your R packages. |
| - | MON 12-12 |
Noon: Deadline for (optional) Lab Regrade Request Form Noon: Deadline for (optional) Bonus Lab X |
| - | MON 12-12 |
Last Day for TA Office Hours |
| - | FRI 12-16 |
Noon: Deadline for (optional) Bonus Lab Y |
CWRU reading days are 12-12 and 12-16, with final exams beginning 12-13 and ending 12-21.
Project B (end of course) Deadlines
- Project B presentations are scheduled for 12-08, 12-12, 12-13 and 12-15.
- Project B self-evaluation forms and final reports will be due at NOON on 2022-12-19.
August & September 2022
| LINK | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Class 01 | TUE 08-30 |
Welcome to 431, Getting Started |
| Class 02 | THU 09-01 |
PART A begins; see Course Notes. Types of Data, Summarizing Data with R |
| - | Weekend 09-03/04 |
Complete all Getting Started steps (includes Welcome to 431 Survey) Read the entire Syllabus Read the introduction in Spiegelhalter Start work on Lab 1 if you want to get ahead a bit. |
| Class 03 | TUE 09-06 |
TA Office Hours Begin Visualizing and Managing Data with RStudio and the Tidyverse |
| - | WED 09-07 |
Minute Paper after Class 03 due at Noon |
| Class 04 | THU 09-08 |
Data Wrangling and Exploratory Data Analysis Fundamentals |
| - | Weekend 09-10/11 |
Read Spiegelhalter (Ch 1) Get R and RStudio up and running effectively Complete Lab 1 by its deadline. |
| - | MON 09-12 |
Lab 1 due at 9 PM |
| Class 05 | TUE 09-13 |
Data Wrangling and EDA Visualization and Summary Tour, 1 |
| - | WED 09-14 |
Minute Paper after Class 05 due at Noon |
| Class 06 | THU 09-15 |
Data Wrangling and EDA Visualization and Summary Tour, 2 |
| - | Weekend 09-17/18 |
Read Spiegelhalter (Ch 2) Read Project A instructions. Now would be a good time to update your R packages. |
| Class 07 | TUE 09-20 |
Data Wrangling and EDA Identifying Missingness, Summarizing Categorical Data |
| - | WED 09-21 |
Minute Paper after Class 07 due at Noon |
| Class 08 | THU 09-22 |
Visualizing Comparisons of Two Groups Confidence Intervals for Means (Linear Models, Bootstrap) |
| - | Weekend 09-24/25 |
Read Spiegelhalter (Ch 3) Complete Lab 2 by its deadline. Work on selecting and cleaning your Project A data. |
| - | MON 09-26 |
Lab 2 due at 9 PM |
| Class 09 | TUE 09-27 |
Comparing More than 2 Groups: Main Visualizations Scatterplot Smoothing and Linear Models |
| - | WED 09-28 |
Minute Paper after Class 09 due at Noon |
| Class 10 | THU 09-29 |
Simple Regression Models and Power Transformations |
October 2022
| LINK | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| - | Weekend 10-01/02 |
Read Spiegelhalter (Ch 4) Now would be a good time to update your R packages. Complete Lab 3 by its deadline. Work on your Project A proposal. |
| - | MON 10-03 |
(Optional) Early Project A Proposal Submission deadline is Noon. Lab 3 due at 9 PM. |
| Class 11 | TUE 10-04 |
Strategic Wrangling, Exploration & Visualization |
| - | WED 10-05 |
Minute Paper after Class 11 due at Noon |
| Class 12 | THU 10-06 |
PART A ends; see Course Notes. Exploratory Data Analyses 5 PM: Quiz 1 made available |
| - | Weekend 10-08/09 |
Complete Quiz 1 Work on Project A proposal. |
| - | MON 10-10 |
Quiz 1 due at 9 PM |
| Class 13 | TUE 10-11 |
PART B begins; see Course Notes. Comparing Quantities: Paired Differences and Single Samples |
| - | THU 10-13 |
Working Day 1 No class session. |
| - | FRI 10-14 |
NOON deadline for Project A Proposal |
| - | Weekend 10-15/16 |
Read Spiegelhalter (through Ch 6) Work on Project A once your proposal is approved. Get started on Lab 4 |
| Class 14 | TUE 10-18 |
Comparing Quantities: Studies with Independent vs. Paired Samples |
| - | WED 10-19 |
Minute Paper after Class 14 due at Noon |
| - | THU 10-20 |
No class. Dr. Love was sick. |
| - | Weekend 10-22/23 |
Read Spiegelhalter (through Ch 7) Now would be a good time to update your R packages. Complete Lab 4 by its deadline. Work on Project A |
| - | MON 10-24 |
Lab 4 due at 9 PM Note Revised Deadline |
| - | TUE 10-25 |
No class. Fall Break at CWRU. |
| Class 15 | THU 10-27 |
Analysis of Variance Indicator Variable Regression |
| - | Weekend 10-29/30 |
Read Spiegelhalter (through Ch 8) Complete Project A. |
November 2022
| LINK | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Class 16 | TUE 11-01 |
Comparing Proportions and Rates Working with 2x2 Tables |
| - | WED 11-02 |
Project A Final Materials due at 10 PM |
| Class 17 | THU 11-03 |
PART B ends; see Course Notes. Power and Sample Size Considerations |
| - | FRI 11-04 |
Minute Paper after Class 17 due at Noon |
| - | Weekend 11-05/06 |
Read Spiegelhalter (through Ch 9). Complete Lab 5 by its deadline. Start Project B |
| - | MON 11-07 |
Lab 5 due at 9 PM. |
| - | TUE 11-08 |
Election Day. Professor Love will not hold 431 Class. |
| Class 18 | Pre-recorded | PART C begins; see Course Notes. Building Multiple Regression Models, 1 |
| Class 19 | THU 11-10 |
Building Multiple Regression Models, 2 |
| - | FRI 11-11 |
Project B Registration Form due at 5 PM |
| - | Weekend 11-12/13 |
Read Spiegelhalter (through Ch 10). Now would be a good time to update your R packages. Complete Lab 6 by its deadline. |
| - | MON 11-14 |
Lab 6 due at 9 PM. |
| Class 20 | TUE 11-15 |
Building Multiple Regression Models, 3 |
| - | WED 11-16 |
Minute Paper after Class 20 due at Noon |
| Class 21 | THU 11-17 |
Large Contingency Tables, Replicable Research |
| - | FRI 11-18 |
Last TA office hours until 11-26 |
| - | TUE 11-22 |
Thanksgiving Break for 431. (Dr. Love’s class.) |
| - | THU 11-24 |
Thanksgiving Break for CWRU. (All classes.) |
| - | SAT 11-26 |
TA office hours return today. |
| - | Break 11-18/27 |
Read Spiegelhalter (Chapters 12 and 13). Now would be a good time to update your R packages. Complete Lab 7 by its deadline. |
| - | MON 11-28 |
Lab 7 due at 9 PM. |
| Class 22 | TUE 11-29 |
P values and Statistical Significance Quiz 2 made available in the evening. |
Readings
The required purchase is The Art of Statistics by David Spiegelhalter. Please feel free to read ahead of the pace we’ve specified in the Calendar.
Dr. Love’s Course Notes
The Course Notes are available at this link. We expect you to read:
- the notes for Part A by the start of Class 12
- the notes for Part B by the start of Class 17
- the notes for Part C by the start of Class 24 (our final class.)
R for Data Science
The Work-in-Progress Second Edition of R for Data Science by Hadley Wickham and Garrett Grolemund is freely available at this link. We suggest reading:
The “Whole Game” section (almost all of this will be useful early in the course)
The “Transform” section (especially sections 12, 18 and 20)
The “Communicate” section (especially parts 31, 32 and 34)
TA Office Hours
TA office hours are held via Zoom, and will begin on Tuesday 2022-09-06.
The schedule of TA Office Hours for this term will be:
| Day | Time(s) (All times ET) |
|---|---|
| Mondays | 12 to 12:45 PM and 7 to 8:30 PM |
| Tuesdays | 12 to 12:45 PM |
| Wednesdays | 5:30 to 7 PM |
| Thursdays | 12 to 12:45 PM and 6 to 7 PM |
| Fridays | 5:30 to 7 PM |
| Saturdays | 10 to 11:30 AM and 7 to 8:30 PM |
| Sundays | 4 to 5:30 PM and 8 to 9:30 PM |
Our Shared Google Drive (431 Fall 2022 Dr Love and Students) now contains Zoom links for each of these sessions in a document called TA office hours schedule and Zoom links. No appointment is necessary. Please just drop in.
TA office hours are cancelled from 2022-11-19 through 2022-11-25 for Thanksgiving break.
- Dr. Love usually arrives 10 minutes before class begins and stays after class ends for students to ask questions. He will hold additional Zoom office hours as needed during the semester.