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COMP771- Special Topics in
Data Mining
Spring 2013
Miyoung Shin

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Course Overview (1)
Objective
To provide a good introduction to statistics
which is required to understand various
statistical approaches for bio-medical data
mining



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Course Overview (2)
Textbook
Biostatistics for the Biological and Health
Sciences written by Marc M. Triola & Mario F.
Triola
References
Essential Medical Statistics (2
nd
edition)
written by Betty R. Kirkwood & Jonathan A.C.
Sterne

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Course Overview (3)
Tentative Schedule
1
st
week 5
th
week
: Some basics, probability, probability distributions
6
th
week : Exam #1
7
th
week 10
th
week
: Hypothesis testing, inferences, correlation & regression
11
th
week : Exam #2
12
th
week 14
th
week
: Multinomial experiments & contingency tables, ANOVA,
nonparametric statistics
15
th
week : Exam #3
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Course Overview (4)
Evaluation & Grading
Exam #1 (30%)
Exam #2 (30%)
Exam #3 (30%)
Class activity & Assignments (10%)

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Course Overview (5)
Lecture notes
ABEEK Homepage
http://abeek.knu.ac.kr/Keess

: , 940-8685, jambongc@gmail.com


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Course Overview (6)
Other information
All the announcements will be posted on the
homepage without advance notice
You may need a regular check-up
Lecture will begin at 9:30 am.


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Course Overview (7)
Contact Address
Office: Building IT3 601B
Email: shinmy@knu.ac.kr
Phone: 950-7562
Office hours:
After class or by appointment
T.A : (940-8685, IT3601A)
Email: jambongc@gmail.com