Old Announcements

• 11/5: Please prepare tutorial questions 34 and 36 for practice class 9.
• 11/5: Assignment 3 solutions are out. See here
• 5/5: Please prepare tutorial questions 32 and 33 for practice class 8.
• 5/5: A draft schedule for the presentations, including all officially ratified projects, can be found here. If you're not there yet it's because you haven't emailed me your proposal! We will allocate group times in Wednesday's class, in order of group numbering. Please choose a time and a few backup times.
• 2/5: New fuel data online, including vehicle brand names.
• 29/4: Please prepare tutorial questions 30 and 31 for practice class 7.
• 28/4: Assignment 4 is out - it's due May 14 at 4 pm.
• 27/4: SSLC distillation and responses are out: see below.
• 27/4: Responding to a suggestion from the SSLC feedback, I've added a rudimentary quickstart chapter to the icebreakeR - please see what you think, and tell me what is missing and/or difficult to follow.
• 19/4: Assignment 3 is out - it's due April 30 at 4 pm.
• 19/4: Please prepare tutorial question 25 for practice class 6.
• 17/4: Some financially-oriented projects that are underway:
  • Is the cost of wine related to the quality?
  • What factors affect the cost of coffee-related products in local cafes?
  • Does a socioeconomic index predict the cost of a basket of goods at supermarkets?
• 16/4: Are you thinking about Honours in Mathematics, Statistics or Econometrics for 2009? The ABS cadetship scheme offers
  • student and HECS fees fully paid in honours year,
  • a textbook allowance,
  • a salary,
  • a 4-week paid work experience program in Central Office in Canberra.
  Closing date May 8. Relevant information is available here. If you have further queries, please contact Elsa Lapiz, 9615 7364 or elsa.lapiz@abs.gov.au.
• 14/4: Please prepare tutorial questions 16, 22, 23, and 24 for practice class 5.
• 9/4: Assignment 1 solutions are out. See here
• 8/4: Please prepare tutorial question 29 for practice class 4.
• 2/4: Assignment 2 is out - it's due April 16 at 4 pm.
• 2/4: Start thinking about projects!
• 2/4: Please prepare tutorial questions 12, 13, and 14 for practice class 3.
• 26/3: Solutions for the first 10 tutorial problems are available here.
• 24/3: The remaining assignments will be due at 4 pm on the Wednesdays of weeks 6, 8, 10, and 12.
• 19/3: Note minor clarifications and corrections on Assignment 1.
• 17/3: I appreciate your feedback - keep it coming! The first assignment will be due at noon on Monday, March 31.
• 14/3: Please prepare up to tutorial question 10 for practice class 2 (next week).
• 14/3: The assignments will be due at the ends of weeks 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12.
• 11/3: The second practice class is 4:15-5:15 on Thursday in Wilson Lab. Please consider attending this class instead of the first class, if it is possible.
• 10/3: Important announcements:
  • Thanks to Guoqi Qian for leading Monday's class!
  • The optional practice class on Thursday is now two optional practice classes on Thursday. The first class is 3:15 - 4:15 in the Wilson Lab. The second class is 4:15-5:15 in a location to be announced, but we are aiming for Wilson Lab.
  • Alison Lister has joined the teaching team (ok, there are now two in the team) and will be leading the practice classes on Thursday. Welcome Alison!
  • My office hours for first semester 2008 will be as follows:
    • Mondays 1-2 in the Nanson Lab
    • Mondays 2:15-3:15 in RBB 113
    • Wednesdays 10-11 in RBB 113
• 6/3: Click here for a pdf document about using R. Review comments welcome! Links to the datasets referred to in the notes can be found here.
• 3/3: Student rep details are online. Thanks Kean and Andrew! Enjoy the pizza :)
• 23/2: There will be a 3rd-year Math & Statistics BBQ at 1 pm on March 14! RSVP to Belinda Taylor.
• 17/2: Assignment 1 is online. I know that it's early; I got bored.
• 14/2: There will be an optional lab class every Thursday, 4:15-5:15 in the Nanson computer lab, RBB. Sadly, I can't make it. I am trying to get that time changed.
• 12/2: Welcome back! Important information can be found at the Need to Know link, below.