Homework Guidelines

  • You can discuss homework problems with classmates, but you must write up your own homework solutions and do your own work in R (no sharing commands or output) unless explicitly told otherwise.
  • Getting help: You can use the following resources to complete your homework:
    • Carleton faculty (myself, other stat faculty, etc)
    • Discussions with classmates (see above) or knowledgeable friends
    • The math skills center, QRC center
    • Lab assistants (in CMC 304)
    • Student solutions provided in the back of your student textbook or in the student solution manual
    • It is okay to get coding help from prefects, tutors, classmates, online resources, but extra care should be done to write your own versions of the codes.
  • You cannot use any resources other than the ones listed above to complete assignments (homework, reports, etc) for this class. E.g. you cannot use a friend’s old assignments or reports, answers found on the internet, textbook (instructor) solutions manual, etc.

Format

  • Use the provided .Rmd templates for your solutions and render it to word or pdf. The final submission needs to be in a pdf.
  • At the top of each assignment, provide the following details:
    • Class name (e.g., Stat xxx)
    • Homework number (e.g., “homework 1”)
    • Your name
    • The names of classmates that you worked with on all or part of the assignment

Content

  • You must show all work and formulas used to answer any question which requires a numerical answer. Be sure to show the natural sequence of work needed to answer the problem.
  • Use complete sentences when answering any problem that requires an explanation or overall problem summary.

Problems using R

  • These problems must be written up as Word or pdf document using R Markdown.
  • Label all output with the problem number.
  • First give your answer to a problem in written form, never just give R output as your answer. Follow your written answer with your “work” which contains all relevant R commands and output (numeric output or graphs) that are needed to answer a homework problem. Do not include typos or unnecessary commands/output.