September 19, 2008
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end week 5
Maybe putting 2 yr plans on weekly updates isn’t the awesomest idea – but I’m getting a better grip on the stats language I’m using which makes everything much less frustrating.
Semester long goals for research (end date – May 2010):
1. Seriously, get all the standard estimation techniques (and our awesome side ideas) coded up
2. Come up with a test suite of standard data (why is it called a suite? It makes it sound like it has a sofabed.)
3. Evaluate techniques and come up with a reasonably easy to view way to report results.Semester long goals for comps (end date – March 2009):
1. Finish first pass through MGB problems (there are many I can’t solve)
2. Finish reading Applied Regression Analysis (see prev. entry)That gives me ~ 3 months to beg for help on the remaining MGB probs and review EDA.
Actually related to this freaking week:
1. Get most of econ slides together and run by teacher.
2. Deliver my actual action items from our last research meeting.Random:
glindagood – we’re doing population models in continuous modeling! I think of you whenever she’s up there groping for examples.I found this cookie recipe via someone who has an overlapping LibraryThing library (yes, I am super procrastinator – was that not obvious?) and it’s pretty awesome. If you like things a touch less spicy, drop the allspice.
