Schedule

The schedule below provides a tentative outline of our plans for the semester.

Warning

The course schedule is subject to change! Please check back frequently throughout the semester. When in doubt, refer to the deadlines listed in the STAT 253 Google Calendar.

For each class period, the table below will list the topic, tasks that should be completed before class (Before), materials we will cover during class (During), tasks that should be completed after class (After), and any additional resources for that topic.

Readings refer to An Introduction to Statistical Learning with Applications in R (ISLR), which is available free online here. The ISLR readings are highly encouraged and serve as a nice complement to the videos and in-class activities.

All materials that you will need during class time (e.g., notes, activity templates) can be found on this website. You will access most assignments completed outside of class time (e.g. checkpoints, homework) via Moodle.


Date Before During After Resources
01/26 Background Survey Unit 0: Introductions Start HW0 (due 01/30) ISLR Chapter 1 & Section 2.1 (skip 2.1.2-2.1.3)
01/28 Concept Video (script)
CP1
Unit 1: Evaluating Regression Models (QMD) Finish HW0

Start HW1 (due 02/06)
ISLR 2.2 (skip 2.2.3) & 3.1
R Tutorial Video (code)

Optional:
Evaluating Regression Models
Intro to TidyModels
02/02 CP2 Unit 1: Overfitting
(Part 1 QMD) (Part 2 QMD)
Continue HW1 ISLR 2.1.2 & 5.1
R Tutorial Video (code)

Optional:
Overfitting
02/04 Concept Video 1 (script)
Concept Video 2 (script)
CP3
Unit 1: Cross-Validation (QMD) Finish HW1 ISLR 5.1
R Tutorial (code)

Optional:
Cross-Validation
Training, Testing and Cross-Validation in R
02/09 R Code Video (code)
CP4
Unit 2: Variable Selection
(Part 1 QMD)
(Part 2 QMD)
Start HW2 (due 02/18) ISLR 6.1

Optional:
Variable Subset Selection
R Tutorial: Preprocessing and Recipes
R Tutorial: Subset Selection
02/11 Concept Video 1 (script)
Concept Video 2 (script)
CP5
Unit 2: LASSO (QMD) Continue HW2 ISLR 6.2
R Tutorial: Part 1 (code)
R Tutorial: Part 2 (code)

Optional:
LASSO Concept Video
LASSO R Tutorial
02/16   Unit 2: LASSO (continued) Finish HW2 see above
02/18   Unit 3: Nonparametric Models (QMD) Start HW3 (due 02/27)

Start GA1 (due 03/06)
ISLR 2.1.2, 3.5
02/23 Concept Video 1 (script)
Concept Video 2 (script)
CP6
Unit 3: KNN & Bias-Variance Tradeoff (QMD) Continue HW3

Continue GA1

Study for Quiz 1
ISLR 2.2.2, 3.5
R Tutorial (code)

Optional:
KNN Regression & Bias-Variance Tradeoff
KNN Regression R Tutorial
02/25 Concept Video 1 (script)
Concept Video 2 (script)
CP7
Unit 3: LOESS & Splines (QMD) Finish HW3

Continue GA1

Study for Quiz 1
ISLR 7.1-7.4, 7.6-7.7

Optional:
Logal Regression & GAMs
Local Regression & GAMs R Tutorial
Polynomial Regression & Splines R Tutorial
03/02 GA1 Steps 1–6 Units 0–3: Review / GA1 Work Day Continue GA1

Study for Quiz 1
 
03/04 (study!) Quiz 1 + GA1 Work Time Finish GA1  
03/05-03/06   MSCS Capstone Days! (attend if you are able)    
03/09 OPTIONAL: Capstone Reflection

Concept Video 1 (script)
Concept Video 2 (script)
CP8
Unit 4: Logistic Regression (QMD) Start HW4 (due 03/13) ISLR 4.1–4.3

Optional:
Logistic Regression
R Video
03/11 Concept Video 1 (script)
Concept Video 2 (script)
CP9
Unit 4: Evaluating (binary) Classification Models (QMD) Finish HW4

Start Quiz Revisions
ISLR 4.1–4.3

Optional:
Evaluating Classification Models
R Video
03/16–03/20   Spring Break (no class this week!)    
03/23   Unit 5: KNN & Decision Trees (QMD) Start HW5 (due 04/03)

Continue Revisions
ISLR 2.2.3, 8.1

Optional:
Decision Trees
R Video
03/25 Concept Video 1 (script)
Concept Video 2 (script)
CP10
Unit 5: More KNN & Decision Trees (QMD) Continue HW5

Finish Revisions
ISLR 8.1

Optional:
Decision Trees
R Video
03/30 Quiz Revisions (bring to class) Unit 5: Bagging & Random Forests (QMD) Continue HW5

Start GA2 (due 04/10)

Study for Quiz 2
ISLR 8.2

Optional:
Bagging and Random Forests
R Video
04/01 Concept Video (script)
CP11
Unit 5: Forests (continued) Finish HW5

Continue GA2

Study for Quiz 2
see above
04/06   Units 4–5: Review / GA2 Work Day Continue GA2

Study for Quiz 2
 
04/08 (study!) Quiz 2 + GA2 Work Time Finish GA2  
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