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''Prior announcements -- from most recent to earliest'' | ''Prior announcements -- from most recent to earliest'' | ||
* 23 Jan: the full solutions to [[Assignment 1 - 2014|assignment 1]] are posted. | |||
* 22 Jan: a new version of the PID course textbook has been published; minor spelling/grammar corrections and layout updates only. Thanks for all the suggested updates. | |||
* 22 Jan: a new [http://quest.mcmaster.ca/ Quest has been posted]. Check your McMaster email addresses for a sign in code. It closes by Friday, at 23:59. | |||
* 21 Jan: there has been a request to cover more practice problems in class; unfortunately there isn't a lot of class time for this course, so I'm relying on you to go through many of the worked examples in the [http://learnche.mcmaster.ca/pid?source=wiki course textbook] - there are full solutions to most questions in Chapter 2. | |||
* 15 Jan: it is interesting that [http://www.edge.org/response-detail/25401 this blog article was recently posted]: looks like I got my dates and person wrong regarding the standard deviation. What is interesting is the notion of using MAD instead of standard deviation. As discussed today in class, I quite agree with his statements (to a point). | * 15 Jan: it is interesting that [http://www.edge.org/response-detail/25401 this blog article was recently posted]: looks like I got my dates and person wrong regarding the standard deviation. What is interesting is the notion of using MAD instead of standard deviation. As discussed today in class, I quite agree with his statements (to a point). | ||
* 14 Jan: the first [http://quest.mcmaster.ca/ Quest is posted]. If you are registered for 4C3 or 6C3 then you would have received an email about it today. | * 14 Jan: the first [http://quest.mcmaster.ca/ Quest is posted]. If you are registered for 4C3 or 6C3 then you would have received an email about it today. | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 27 January 2014
Prior announcements -- from most recent to earliest
- 23 Jan: the full solutions to assignment 1 are posted.
- 22 Jan: a new version of the PID course textbook has been published; minor spelling/grammar corrections and layout updates only. Thanks for all the suggested updates.
- 22 Jan: a new Quest has been posted. Check your McMaster email addresses for a sign in code. It closes by Friday, at 23:59.
- 21 Jan: there has been a request to cover more practice problems in class; unfortunately there isn't a lot of class time for this course, so I'm relying on you to go through many of the worked examples in the course textbook - there are full solutions to most questions in Chapter 2.
- 15 Jan: it is interesting that this blog article was recently posted: looks like I got my dates and person wrong regarding the standard deviation. What is interesting is the notion of using MAD instead of standard deviation. As discussed today in class, I quite agree with his statements (to a point).
- 14 Jan: the first Quest is posted. If you are registered for 4C3 or 6C3 then you would have received an email about it today.
- 10 Jan: the first assignment is posted. Due in under a week from now. Use the software tutorial to plot any of the plots (or whichever software you prefer).
- 10 Jan: the slides for the next 2 weeks are posted. We start a new section where we consider univariate data analysis on Monday.
- 09 Jan: Please make sure you can see the 4C3 course in Avenue; if not, please do a search for the course and add it. If I can't see your name then you are not on my class list, and will be missing out on the on-line quizzes (and grades for them).
- 06 Jan: the midterm date is now Wednesday, 12 February, in the evening.
- 06 Jan: slides for the next section, data visualization are posted.
- 04 Jan: the first class is on 06 January, at 16:30 in MDCL 1110. See you there!
- 30 Dec: consider following the Twitter account for this course: @stats4eng so you always stay up to date.
- 30 Dec: the course outline for 2014 has been posted.