STA 210: Regression Analysis

This page contains an outline of the topics, content, and assignments for the semester. Note that this schedule will be updated as the semester progresses, with all changes documented here.

Week Date Topic Prepare Slides AE Lab HW Exam Project
1 Wed, Jan 5 Lab 0 - Meet + greet πŸ–₯️ πŸ’»
Thu, Jan 6 Welcome to STA 210! πŸ“– πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
2 Mon, Jan 10 Lab 1 - Meet the toolkit πŸ–₯️ πŸ’»
Tue, Jan 11 Simple linear regression (SLR) πŸ“– πŸ–₯️
Thu, Jan 13 SLR: Model fitting in R with tidymodels πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
Fri, Jan 14 Released: HW 5 ✍️
Due: Lab 1 πŸ’» πŸ—οΈ
3 Mon, Jan 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Tue, Jan 18 SLR: Prediction + model evaluation πŸ“– πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
Thu, Jan 20 SLR: Simulation-based inference πŸ–₯️
Fri, Jan 21 Released: HW 1 ✍️
4 Mon, Jan 24 Lab 2 - College scorecard πŸ–₯️ πŸ’»
Tue, Jan 25 SLR: Mathematical models for inference πŸ“– πŸ–₯️
Thu, Jan 27 SLR: Model diagnostics πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
Fri, Jan 28 Due: HW 1 + Lab 2 πŸ’» πŸ—οΈ ✍️ πŸ—οΈ
5 Mon, Jan 31 Lab 3 - Coffee ratings πŸ–₯️ πŸ’»
Tue, Feb 1 Multiple linear regression (MLR) πŸ“– πŸ–₯️
Thu, Feb 3 Exam 1 review πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
Fri, Feb 4 Released: Exam 1 βœ…
Due: Lab 3 πŸ’» πŸ—οΈ
6 Mon, Feb 7 No lab: Work on Exam 1
Due: Exam 1 βœ…
Tue, Feb 8 MLR: Types of predictors πŸ“– πŸ–₯️
Thu, Feb 10 MLR: Model comparison πŸ–₯️
Fri, Feb 11 Released: HW 2 ✍️
7 Mon, Feb 14 Lab: Project topic ideas πŸ“‚
Tue, Feb 15 MLR: Feature engineering πŸ“– πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
Thu, Feb 17 MLR: Feature engineering πŸ–₯️
Fri, Feb 18 Due: HW 2 + Project topic ideas ✍️ πŸ—οΈ πŸ“‚
8 Mon, Feb 21 Lab 4: The Office πŸ’»
Tue, Feb 22 MLR: Cross validation πŸ“– πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
Thu, Feb 24 Exam 2 review πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
Fri, Feb 25 Released: Exam 2 βœ…
Due: Lab 4 πŸ’» πŸ—οΈ
9 Mon, Feb 28 No lab: Work on Exam 2
Due: Exam 2 βœ…
Tue, Mar 1 MLR: Inference πŸ“– πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
Thu, Mar 3 MLR: Inference conditions + multicollinearity πŸ–₯️
Mon, Mar 7 Spring break
Tue, Mar 8 Spring break
Thu, Mar 10 Spring break
10 Mon, Mar 14 Lab: Work on project proposals πŸ“‚
Tue, Mar 15 Logistic regression (LR) πŸ“– πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
Thu, Mar 17 Probabilities, odds, and odds ratios πŸ–₯️
Fri, Mar 18 Due: Project proposals πŸ“‚
Released: HW 3 ✍️
11 Mon, Mar 21 Lab 5: General Social Survey πŸ’»
Tue, Mar 22 LR: Prediction / classification πŸ“– πŸ–₯️
Thu, Mar 24 LR: Model comparison πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
Fri, Mar 25 Due: HW 3 + Lab 5 πŸ’» πŸ—οΈ ✍️ πŸ—οΈ
12 Mon, Mar 28 Lab: Work on project drafts πŸ“‚
Tue, Mar 29 LR: Inference + conditions πŸ“– πŸ–₯️
Thu, Mar 31 Multinomial Logistic Regression (MultiLR) πŸ–₯️
Fri, Apr 1 Released: HW 4 ✍️
13 Mon, Apr 4 Lab 6: Why Many Americans Don’t Vote πŸ’»
Tue, Apr 5 MultiLR: Prediction + inferential models πŸ“– πŸ–₯️
Thu, Apr 7 MultiLR: Predictive models πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
Fri, Apr 8 Due: Lab 6 πŸ’» πŸ—οΈ
Sun, Apr 10 Due: Project drafts πŸ“‚
14 Mon, Apr 11 Lab: Project peer review of drafts πŸ“‚
Tue, Apr 12 MultiLR: Predictive models (cont.) πŸ“– πŸ–₯️
Due: HW 4 ✍️ πŸ—οΈ
Thu, Apr 14 Exam 3 review πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
Due: Peer review πŸ“‚
Fri, Apr 15 Released: Exam 3 βœ…
15 Mon, Apr 18 No lab: Work on Exam 3
Due: Exam 3 βœ…
Tue, Apr 19 Wrap-up πŸ“– πŸ–₯️ πŸ“‹
Due: HW 5 ✍️
16 Mon, Apr 25 Due: Project write-up πŸ“‚
Thu, Apr 28 Due: Video presentation + repo πŸ“‚
Sat, Apr 30 Due: Video comments πŸ“‚