Here you can find the schedule for the semester with links to the list of readings for each week and some notes on the material. In addition you’ll find the due dates for the assignments in this course.
Note that there are problem sets due on a (mostly) weekly basis. I encourage you to start working on these early in the week so that if you are stuck you can talk to your classmates or come to office hours.
Here’s a guide to the schedule:
- Materials (): This page contains the readings and other information (if any) for each topic.
- Assignment (): This page contains the instructions for each assignment.
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Title
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Materials
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Assignment
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Week 1
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August 28
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Introduction and Philosophy of Science
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August 30
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Philosophy of Science
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Week 2
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September 2
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NO CLASS. Labor Day Holiday.
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September 4
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Philosophy of Science
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September 6
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Installing R
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Week 3
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September 9
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R101
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September 11
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R101
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September 13
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Problem Set 1 Due (submit by 09:40:00)
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Week 4
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September 16
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How Experiments Work
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September 18
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How Experiments Work
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September 20
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Problem Set 2 Due (submit by 09:40:00)
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Week 5
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September 23
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Working with Survey Data
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September 25
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Working with Survey Data
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September 27
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Problem Set 3 Due (submit by 09:40:00)
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Week 6
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September 30
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Working with Survey Data
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October 2
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Working with Survey Data
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October 4
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Problem Set 4 Due (submit by 09:40:00)
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Week 7
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October 7
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Midterm Review
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October 9
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Midterm Exam
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October 11
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NO CLASS. Tentatively
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Week 8
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October 14
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NO CLASS. Fall Break.
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October 16
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Predictions with Linear Regression
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October 18
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NO CLASS
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Week 9
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October 21
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Predictions with Linear Regression
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October 23
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Predictions with Linear Regression
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October 25
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Problem Set 5 Due (submit by 09:40:00)
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Week 10
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October 28
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Observational Studies
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October 30
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Observational Studies
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November 1
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Problem Set 6 Due (submit by 09:40:00)
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Week 11
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November 4
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Probability
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November 6
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Probability
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November 8
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Problem Set 7 Due (submit by 09:40:00)
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Week 12
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November 11
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Probability
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November 13
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Probability
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November 15
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Problem Set 8 Due (submit by 09:40:00)
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Week 13
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November 18
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How Certain Are We?
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November 20
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How Certain Are We?
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Week 14
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November 25
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How Certain Are We?
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November 25
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Problem Set 9 Due (submit by 23:59:00)
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November 27–November 29
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Thanksgiving Break
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Week 15
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December 2
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How Certain Are We?
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December 4
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How Certain Are We?
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December 6
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Extra Credit Problem Set Due (submit by 09:40:00)
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Week 16
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December 9
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Problem set review
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December 11
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Final exam review
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Week 17
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December 13–December 18
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Final exam
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