University of Toronto in Mississauga
                               Fall Term 1997

                            STA 301F:  Data Analysis
                     http://www.erin.toronto.edu/~jbrunner/301

Lecture:	Monday & Wednesday   1:10 - 2:00  Room 2072
Instructor:	Jerry Brunner
Office:		2092 (South Building)
Phone:		905-828-3816
email:		jbrunner@credit.erin.toronto.edu
Office Hours:	MW 10:10-11:00 , or by appointment


Tutorial:	Friday   1:10 - 2:00   Room 2072
Instructors:	Robert Duck
		Yolanda Martins		yolanda@psych.toronto.edu
		Jennifer Mills		jmills@psych.toronto.edu
Office:		1062A (South Building)
Office Hours:	Monday 4-5 (Mills) 	
		Tuesday 10-12 (Martins) 
		Thursday 1:30-2:30 (Duck)

Text:	SPSS Advanced Statistics 6.1 by Marija J. Norusis

Topics

Data definition, description and cleaning;  Basic statistical tests
(t-tests, chi-square, correlation & simple regression, one-way ANOVA)
Multiple and Logistic Regression, Log-linear models.  Additional topics
depending on student interest.  The statistical package SPSS (unix and
Windows versions) will be used.

Grading Policies

Quizzes on readings and computer assignments (drop lowest score)	20%
Test 1	(Fri Oct 10)							20%
Test 2	(Fri Nov 14)							20%
Final exam								40%
 

If you miss a quiz or a test, your grade is zero unless it is a documented
medical emergency.  Forms for your doctor to fill out are available from
Professor Brunner.  No makeups will be given.  You should expect the
computer to go down right before an assignment is due; never depend on
being able to do something at the last minute.  Sometimes the quiz will
ask you to hand in part of a computer assignment, or refer to your
printout.  Suppose the printer jammed right before the tutorial.  Too bad;
you get a zero.


Plagiarism

It is academic dishonesty to present someone else's work as your own, or
to allow your work to be copied for this purpose.  To repeat:  the person
who allows her/his work to be copied is equally guilty, and subject to
disciplinary action by the university.  

Note that if I catch you, I am not allowed to impose some reasonable
penalty (like a zero on the assignment).  I am required to pass it on to
the dean.  In the past I have done this, even though I liked the students
involved.  The penalties were harsh.

Here are some guidelines.  It is fine to discuss the assignments and to
learn from each other, but don't copy. Never look at anyone else's work or
show anyone your work before the time when it might be handed in -- these
times will be very explicit.  Do not give anyone a copy of your command
file before a computer assignment is due, and do not look at anyone
else's.  

For some of the quizzes, you will be asked to bring your printout to
class; maybe you will hand part of it in, and maybe you will use it to
answer some questions.  Never, ever, bring a copy of somebody else's
printout, or allow anyone to have a copy of yours.  

Don't copy.  If we catch you, you will get in big trouble.  And even if we
do not catch you, after you die you will be reincarnated as a tadpole in a
polluted stream.

A final note:  You must use your own computer account, and only your own
computer account to do the work for this course.  If you use the account
of another student -- or allow your account to be used by another student
in this class -- your computer account will be cancelled, and so will your
friend's.  This will make it very difficult for you to pass this course
(and possibly others).  The reason for this seemingly insane rule is to
prevent the following well-worn defense (never believed) for having
identical printouts:  "I was using my friend's account and I accidentally
printed the wrong file."