The following requirements are to be observed when writing up your homework assignments.  Failure to do so will result in your homework being handed back.  You will then be allowed one week to revise it and hand it back in.  However, you will be assessed the "late penalty" discussed in the syllabus.  Failure to revise and hand in the assignment within this one week period of time will result in a grade of zero for the assignment.  Click here for an example write-up of problem 2-16 on page 57.

1. All reports need to be typed.  The one exception will be if a particular problem or part requires substantial mathematical notation.  In such cases, you can leave space in your report for this information and add it by hand later.
2. For assignments involving multiple problems, each problem needs to be written up separately and needs to be clearly labeled.
3. Answers to all questions and all parts as well as any extra parts added by the instructor need to be clearly labeled.
4. Computer output (and possibly any hand calculations) needs to be included either directly before or after the point in which they are discussed.  For example, when reading your report the instructor should never have to "look for" the appropriate computer output.  The report should read sequentially.
5. Only include computer output that you actually talk about in your report.  If you don't reference it directly, do not include it in your report.
6. All test statistics, p-values, assumption checks, etc. need to be verified with either computer output and or hand calculations (when computer output is not possible).