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Introduction to Probability and Statistics

Stat 20 UC Berkeley


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Week 1

Aug 25
No class
Aug 27/28
Understanding the World with Data
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides Handout Lab: Part II
Aug 29
No class

Week 2

Sep 1
Labor Day (no class)
Due tomorrow:
  • Lab 1.2
  • WSP 1 (Fill online at Gradescope)
Sep 2/3
Taxonomy of Data
Before class:
Notes Tutorial
In class:
Slides WS
Sep 4/5
Summarizing Categorical Data
Before class:
Notes Tutorial
In class:
Slides WS Lab: Slides Lab: Part I

Week 3

Sep 8
Quiz 1
In class:
Slides
Due tomorrow:
  • WSP 2 (WS-taxonomy, WS-categorical)
Sep 9/10
Summarizing Numerical Data
Before class:
Notes Tutorial
In class:
Slides WS Lab: Part II
Sep 11/12
A Grammar of Graphics
Before class:
Notes Tutorial
In class:
Slides WS

Week 4

Sep 15
Lab 2 Workshop
Due tomorrow:
  • Lab 2.1
  • Lab 2.2
Sep 16/17
Conditioning
Before class:
Notes Tutorial
In class:
Slides WS Lab: Slides Lab: Part I
Sep 18/19
Summarizing Associations
Before class:
Notes Tutorial
In class:
Slides WS Lab: Part II

Week 5

Sep 22
Lab 3 Workshop
Due tomorrow:
  • WSP 3 (WS-summarizing-numerical-data, WS-grammar-graphics, WS-conditioning, WS-summarizing-associations)
Sep 23/24
Multiple Linear Regression
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides
Sep 25/26
Intro to Probability
Before class:
Notes Tutorial
In class:
Slides WS

Week 6

Sep 29
Quiz 2
In class:
Slides
Due tomorrow:
  • WSP 4 (WS-intro-prob)
Sep 30/Oct 1
Computing Probabilities
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS
Oct 2/3
Probability Distributions
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS

Week 7

Oct 6
Lab 3 Workshop
Due tomorrow:
  • Lab 3.1
  • Lab 3.2
Oct 7/8
Random Variables
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS
Oct 9/10
Expected Value and Variance
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS

Week 8

Oct 13
Quiz 3
In class:
Slides
Due tomorrow:
  • WSP 5 (WS-computing-probs, WS-prob-distributions, WS-random-variables, WS-ev-variance)
Oct 14/15
Normal Approximation
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides Lab: Slides Lab: Part I
Oct 16/17
From Samples to Populations
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS Lab: Part II

Week 9

Oct 20
Lab 4 Workshop
Due tomorrow:
  • Lab 4.1
  • Lab 4.2
Oct 21/22
Confidence Intervals
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides Lab: Slides Lab: Part I
Oct 23/24
Bootstrapping
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS Lab: Part II

Week 10

Oct 27
Quiz 4
In class:
Slides
Due tomorrow:
  • WSP 6 (WS-sampling-distributions, WS-bootstrapping)
Oct 28/29
Intro to Hypothesis Tests
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS
Oct 30/31
Types of Hypothesis Tests
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS

Week 11

Nov 3
Lab 5 Workshop
Due tomorrow:
  • Lab 5.1
  • Lab 5.2
  • WSP 7 (WS-hypothesis-testing, WS-hypothesis-tests-II)
Nov 4/5
Wrong By Design
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS
Nov 6/7
Defining Causality
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides Lab: Slides Lab: Part I

Week 12

Nov 10
Quiz 5
In class:
Slides
Due tomorrow:
  • WSP 8 (WS-wrong-by-design)
Nov 12/13
Randomized Experiments (No class TUES 11/11)
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides Lab: Part II
Nov 14/18
Causal Effects in Observational Studies (FRI & TUE)
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS

Week 13

Nov 17
Lab 6 Workshop
Due tomorrow:
  • Lab 6.1
  • Lab 6.2
Nov 19/20
The Method of Least Squares (WED 11/19 & THURS 11/20)
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS Lab: Slides Lab: Part I
Nov 21/25
Evaluating and Improving Predictions (FRI 11/21 & TUES 11/25)
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS Lab: Part II

Week 14

Nov 24
Quiz 6
In class:
Slides
Due tomorrow:
  • WSP 9 (WS-causal-effects-obs-studies, WS-method-least-squares)
Nov 25/26
Tues: see above, Wed: No Class
Nov 27/28
Happy Thanksgiving (No Class)

Week 15

Dec 1
Lab 7 Workshop
Due tomorrow:
  • Lab 7.1
  • Lab 7.2
  • WSP 10 (WS-eval-impr-preds)
Dec 2/3
Overfitting
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS WS: Slides WS
Dec 4/5
Logistic Regression
Before class:
Notes
In class:
Slides WS

Week RRR

Dec 8
No class
Due tomorrow:
  • WSP 11 (WS-cancer-1, WS-cancer-2)
Dec 9/10
Review Session TBD
Dec 11/12
Review Sessions TBD

Week Final Exams

Dec 17
Stat 20 Final Wed. Dec 17, 7-10 pm
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