Date
Topic and book section
References and remarks
Week 1
Tu Jan 5
Introduction

Th Jan 7
Empirical distribution function (2.3)

Week 2
Tu Jan 12
Kolmogorov distance (4.2), Q-Q-plots

Th Jan 14
Location-scale models, shift function (online)
Homework 1 due
Week 3
Tu Jan 19
Histogram and density estimation (online)

Th Jan 21
Kernel density estimates
Homework 2 due
Week 4
Tu Jan 26
Computing exercise

Th Jan 28
Runs test of independence (4.5) Cox-Stuart test for trend (4.4.3)
Homework 3 due
Week 5
Tu Feb 2
Sign test (2.2, 3.4)

Th Feb 4
Signed rank test (3.3)
Homework 4 due
Week 6
Tu Feb 9
Review

Th Feb 11
MIDTERM EXAM

Week 7
Tu Feb 16
Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney tests (6.1)

Th Feb 18
Median test (6.2)
Homework 5 due
Week 8
Tu Feb 23
Comparing variances (6.4)

Th Feb 25
Uncertainty in ranks
Homework 6 due
Week 9
Tu Mar 1
Linear regression using ranks

Th Mar 3
Nonlinear regression
Homework 7 due
Week 10
Tu Mar 8
Review

Th Mar 10
FINAL EXAM