Resources

STAT 45203 · setup, references, and cross-cutting guides

Instructor-authored reference material. Open texts are cited by section only (map-don’t-mine); licenses are recorded on the reading list and remain subject to confirmation.

• Software setup (R · Posit · Quarto) — the fastest path to a working environment, including the browser-only Posit Cloud route.
• Method-comparison guide — a single table mapping each method to what it estimates, what it assumes, what it protects against, and what it cannot prove. The reference you’ll reach for on the project.
• Notation & glossary — the symbols and terms used across the notes, in one place, with plain-language definitions.
• Applied project guidance — the shape of the final robust-methods project: choosing a data setting, picking methods, investigating sensitivity, and writing it up. (Structure only — the graded checkpoints live in Blackboard.)
• Open readings & attribution — the open textbooks and public-domain references this course draws on, with licenses and how each is used.