| Week | Topic | Readings/ | Comments |
| Starting | Chapters | ||
| 01/14 | Review of Probability Theory (RPT) Lecture Notes |
Devore 2.1 - 2.2, | Dr. Griffis Homework 1: Due 01/25/08 Solutions |
| 01/21 | Introduction to Graph Theory | Edwards 1.2 | Amlan Homework 2: Due 02/04/08 |
| 01/28 | Introduction to Graph Theory (contd.) Discussion of Independence and Conditional Independence |
Edwards 1.1, 1.3 | Amlan Class was cancelled on 01/30 due to weather |
| 02/04 | Examples and Simpson's Paradox Classwork |
Edwards 1.4 | Amlan |
| 02/06 | Probability distributions | Devore 2 | Dr. Griffis |
| Winter Carnival 02/06 - 02/08 | |||
| 02/11 | IGT: Data, Models and Graphs | Edwards 1.3, 1.4 | Dr. Mukherjee |
| 02/18 | Discrete models | Edwards 2.1, 2.2 | Dr. Mukherjee |
| 03/25 | Continuous and Mixed Models | Edwards 3.1, 4.1 | Dr. Mukherjee |
| TEST 1, Project ideas / proposals due | Homework 2, 3, 4 | ||
| 03/03 | Maximum Likelihood Estimators | Devore 6.1 - 6.2 | Dr. Griffis |
| 03/10 | Spring break | ||
| 03/17 | Regression models | Devore 12.1 - 12.5 | Dr. Griffis |
| 13.1 - 13.5 | |||
| 03/24 | Hypothesis testing | Edwards 5.1 - 5.7 | Dr. Griffis |
| Devore 8.1 - 8.5 | |||
| TEST 2, Project summary: | Homework 5, 6 | ||
| proposed method, | |||
| data and expected results due | |||
| 03/31 | Directed Graphs and related models | Edwards 7.1 | Dr. Mukherjee |
| 04/07 | Markov properties of graphs and models | Edwards 7.2 | Dr. Mukherjee |
| Homework 7 | |||
| 04/14 | Time Series Analysis (?) | TBD | Dr. Griffis |
| 04/21 | Round up | TBD | Dr. Griffis |
| Final project presentations |