W5: More Correlation and Regression

This is the module for Week 5. We will continue our discussion of correlation and regression.

Goals

• Discuss special cases
• Discuss model fit
• Introduce other forms of correlation

Prep

Before Tuesday

• Start preparing for Midterm 1. Practice midterm is now available: see the Apply section. Submitting the practice midterm by next Monday counts towards class participation.

Before Thursday

• Review W5 Activity Solutions
• Watch: Spearman and Point Biserial Correlations.(See Google Sheets Solution Here)

After Thursday

• Review W5 Activity Solutions
• Watch: Calculating Model Fits.(See Google Sheets Solution Here)
• See Apply section.

Try

Slides

Here you will find the slides for each class session as well as links to any demos/activities we may do in class.

W5: Slides 1

W5: Slides 2

Activities

Tuesday

W5: Activity 1 and 3

W5: Activity 2

Thursday

W5: Activity 4 & 5

W5: Activity 6

-W5 Activity Solutions

Apply

Here are the to-do’s for this week:

• Submit Week 5 Quiz

• Submit Problem Set 3

• Complete Practice Midterm 1 (Conceptual)

• Complete Practice Midterm 1 (Computational)

• Submit any lingering questions here!

• Extra credit opportunities:

  • Submit Exra Credit Questions
  • Submit Optional Meme Submission