The lectures and exercise classes in STK4900 will take place Monday to Friday over one week in March (19th-23rd) and one in April (23rd-27th) . There will in these weeks be exercises from 12.45 to 15.30. The exercises will consist of two parts: (i) computer exercises using R ("datalab") and (ii) "Pen and paper" exercises using calculator, pen, and paper ("eteriseres"). The datalab is held at VB, IT-auditorium 3, and the theoretical exercises at NHA, room 123. Further details on the organisation of the exercises will be provided throughout the course.
Below you find a plan for the exercises. The plan will be updated as the course progresses.
Part 1 March 19-23
Monday March 19:
Computer exercises:
"Pen and paper" exercises:
Here are tables of the standard normal, student t, Fisher F and chi-square distributions.
These may come in handy for todays and later pen-and-paper exerercises as well as for the final exam.
And here is a scetch of the solution to Exercises 1-3.
Tuesday March 20:
Computer exercises:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exercise 4 (with sketch of solution
- Exam STK 4900 spring 2008: Problem 1 (sketch of solution)
Wednesday March 21:
Practical exercises:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exam STK4900 spring 2010: Problem 1. (Suggested solution)
- Exercise 5 (Suggested solution)
Thursday March 22:
Computer exercises:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exercise 6 (Solution)
- Exam ST301 spring 1996: problem 2 (in Norwegian) English (Suggested solution)
Friday March 23:
Computer exercises:
- R-exercise 13 (R-help)
- R-exercise 14 (R-help). Before you do this exercise, you have to read into R a function that may compute cross-vallidated R2. It is explained here how you should do this.
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exam ST301 Spring 1995: Problem 1 (in Norwegian) English (sketch of solution)
- Exam ST301 spring 2000: Problem 1 a-e (in Norwegian) (sketch of solution)
- Exam STK4900 spring 2013: Problem 1
Part 2 April 23-27
Monday April 23rd:
Computer exercises:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exercise 7 (sketch of solution)
- Repetition exercises (if time) Exam STK9900 spring 2017, Problem 1 and 2 (sketch of solution)
Tuesday April 24th:
Computer exercises:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exam STK 4900 spring 2010: Problem 2. (Suggested solution)
- Exam STK 9900 spring 2011: Problem 2. (Suggested solution)
- Additional exercise (if time) Exam STK9900 spring 2017, Problem 3
After these two days, you should also be able to solve the following problems from recent STK9900 exams (also as STK4900 students): Problem 2 (!) in years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. You find solutions under Messages.
Wednesday April 25th:
Computer exercises:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exam STK 9900 spring 2011: Problem 3 (Solution).
- Exam STK 4900 spring 2009: Problem 2 (Solution).
- Additional exercise (if time) Exam STK9900 spring 2017, Problem 4
After this day, you should also be able to solve Problem 3 in 2013, STK9900 (applies also to STK4900 students). You find solutions under Messages.
Thursday April 26th:
Computer exercises:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exam STK 9900 spring 2010: Problem 3. (Suggested solution)
- Exam STK 4900 spring 2012: Problem 3. (Suggested solution)
- Additional exercise (if time) Exam STK4900 spring 2016, Problem 3.
After this day, you should also be able to solve Problem 3 in STK9900 (applies also to STK4900 students) for the years 2014 and 2016. You find solutions under Messages.
Friday April 27th:
Computer exercise:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exam STK 9900 spring 2012: Problem 4
Otherwise, use the opportunity today to ask about all previous practical and theoretical exercises you have not fully understood.