Week 3 - Stats Exam
What should I know?
Make sure you are comfortable with the material chapter guides from Week 1 and Week 2. What does comfortable mean? That you’re familiar with definitions and terminology, and that you can work through problems at the level of PS1 (solutions on Brightspace).
There will not be a Stata component to the exam.
I need more practice!
I recommend the following resources:
- Odd-numbered problems from Stock and Watson - solutions are available here
- Practice exam
- In-class practice
What is the structure of the exam?
The exam will be a lot like a math exam - solving some problems and showing your work. I would expect about 3 multi-part questions. There may be some questions that involve definitions and/or true-false.
The exam is closed book with a calculator allowed. You are allowed to bring a one-page formula sheet.
What is allowed?
- Pen or pencil
- One page formula sheet (double sided)
- Calculator (basic, scientific, graphing)
- Drink and quiet snack
What is not allowed?
PhoneOther notesTextbookTablet/LaptopEarbuds/headphones
Helpful materials
Two things that may be useful to you:
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Formula chart: Is this all the knowledge you need to know? Of course not! But, this should cover most of the formulas you might need.
Past exam
Yes, this exam is very old! Fortunately, the statistics don’t change!
Fall 2018 Practice Exam Solutions (I strongly recommend doing the practice exam in its entirety before reviewing the solutions)