The lectures and exercise classes in STK4900 will take place Monday to Friday over one week in February (18th-22nd) and one in March (25th-29th) . There will in these weeks be exercises from 12.15 to 16.00. 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 107. 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 February 18-22
Monday February 18:
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.
Tuesday February 19:
Computer exercises:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exercise 4 (Suggested solution)
- Exam STK 4900 spring 2008: Problem 1 (Suggested solution)
Wednesday February 20:
Practical exercises:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exam STK4900 spring 2010: Problem 1. (Suggested solution)
- Exercise 5 (Suggested solution)
Thursday February 21:
Computer exercises:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exercise 6 (Suggested solution)
- Exam ST301 spring 1996: problem 2 (in Norwegian) English (Suggested solution)
Friday February 22:
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) English (sketch of solution)
- Exam STK4900 spring 2013: Problem 1 (Suggested solution)
Part 2 March 25-29
Monday March 25th:
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 March 26th:
Computer exercises:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exam STK 4900 spring 2010: Problem 2. (Suggested solution)
- Exam STK 9900 spring 2011: Problem 2. (Sketch of solution)
- Additional exercise (if time) Exam STK9900 spring 2017, Problem 3. (Sketch of solution)
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 March 27th:
Computer exercises:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exam STK 9900 spring 2011: Problem 3. (Suggested solution)
- Exam STK 4900 spring 2009: Problem 2. (Suggested solution)
- Additional exercise (if time) Exam STK9900 spring 2017, Problem 4. (Sketch of solution)
After this day, you should also be able to solve Problem 3 in 2013, STK9900 (applies also to STK4900 students).
Thursday March 28th:
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. (Suggested solution)
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.
Friday March 29th:
Computer exercise:
Pen and paper exercises:
- Exam STK 9900 spring 2012: Problem 4 (Sketch of solution)
Otherwise, use the opportunity today to ask about all previous practical and theoretical exercises you have not fully understood.