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01:960:142. Data 101 (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:142
  • Semester(s) Offered: Spring
  • Credits: 4
  • SAS Core Certified: CCO, QQ, QR

Topics in data literacy for students not majoring in Computer Science or Statistics. Prerequisite: 01:640:025 or placement. Credit not given for both this course and 01:198:142.

01:960:201. Basic Statistics for Economics (4)

  • Course Code: 01:960:201
  • Credits: 4

Prerequisite: 01:640:115 or permission of department. Credit not given for more than one of the following: 01:960:201, 211, 321 and 01:220:201.

Not currently offered.

Introduction to statistical inference, including descriptive statistics, probability, sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, and simple regression analysis. Instruction in the use of computer packages.

01:960:211. Statistics I (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:211
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Credits: 3
  • SAS Core Certified: QQ, QR

Prerequisite: 01:640:112 or permission of department. See Level II Statistics restrictions. Credit not given for more than one of 01:960:201, 211, 285, and 401.

Generally offered fall and spring semesters.

Principles and methods of statistics, including probability distributions, sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation analysis, curve-fitting, nonparametric methods, and analysis of variance (ANOVA)

01:960:212. Statistics II (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:212
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Credits: 3
  • SAS Core Certified: QQ, QR

Prerequisite: 01:960:211 or 01:960:285 or permission of department. See Level II Statistics restrictions. Credit not given for more than one of 01:960:212, 380, 384, 401, and 484.

Generally offered fall and spring semesters.

Principles and methods of statistics, including probability distributions, sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation analysis, curve-fitting, nonparametric methods, and analysis of variance (ANOVA)

01:960:285. Introductory Statistics for Business (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:285
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
  • Credits: 3
  • SAS Core Certified: QQ, QR

Prerequisites: 01:640:112 or equivalent. Credit not given for more than one of 01:960:201, 211, 285, and 401.

Generally offered fall and spring semesters.

Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, random variables, sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, and one- and two-sample t-tests.

01:960:291. Statistical Inference for Data Science (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:291
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisites: (01:640:112 and 01:198:142/01:960:142) or (01:640:135 and 01:198:142/01:960:142) or (01:640:151 and 01:198:142/01:960:142)

Generally offered fall and spring semesters.

Introduction to probability and statistics underlying data science. Topics include regression, resampling, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and related probability distributions

01:960:295. Data wrangling and management with R (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:295
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisites: 01:198:142/01:960:142 or Level II Statistics

Generally offered spring semester only.

An introduction to the tools and principles to retrieve, tidy, clean, and visualize data in preparation for statistical analysis. The R statistical environment is used but no prior knowledge of R or programming is required. Interactions with databases will be included.

01:960:337. Managerial Statistics (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:337
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: 01:960:211 or 321, or equivalent.

Not currently offered.

Modern data analysis and applied statistical decision theory in such fields as market research, business forecasting, and operations research. Analysis of time series and index numbers.

01:960:365. Introduction to Bayesian Data Analysis (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:365
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: Level II Statistics and 01:640:152 

Generally offered fall semester only.

Principles of Bayesian data analysis and application of them to varied data analysis problems. Topics include: Bayes Theorem, linear and nonlinear models, hierarchical models, and the use of Markov chain Monte Carlo methods.

01:960:379. Basic Probability Theory (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:379
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Credits: 3
  • SAS Core Certified: QR

Prerequisite: One term of calculus.

Generally offered fall and spring semesters.

Descriptive statistics; elementary probability theory; probability distributions; the binomial, Poisson, exponential and normal distributions; basic sampling theory; applications of probability theory.

01:960:381. Theory of Probability (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:381
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: 01:640:251. Credit not given for both 01:960:381 and 01:640:477.

Generally offered fall semester only.

Probability distributions; the binomial, geometric, exponential, Poisson, and normal distributions; moment generating functions; sampling distributions; applications of probability theory.

01:960:382. Theory of Statistics (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:382
  • Semester(s) Offered: Spring
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: 01:960:381 or equivalent. Credit not given for both 01:960:382 and 01:640:481.

Generally offered spring semester only.

Statistical inference methods, point and interval estimation, maximum likelihood estimates, information inequality, hypothesis testing, Neyman-Pearson lemma, linear models.

01:960:384. Intermediate Statistical Analysis (3) (Formerly 960:380)

  • Course Code: 01:960:384
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: one of the following courses: 960:201, 211, 285, 379, 381 or permission of department. Credit not given for more than one of 01:960:212, 384, 401 or 484.

Generally offered fall and spring semesters.

Application of statistical techniques to the analysis of data; tests of significance, correlation and regression analysis, confidence intervals, analysis of variance and some design of experiments, analysis of cross-classified data, chi-square tests. 

*960:384 is numbered 960:380 previously. Credit is not given for both 960:380 and 384.

01:960:385. Statistics for Social Work (E2)

  • Course Code: 01:960:385

Registration limited to students in the Graduate School of Social Work. Graded as satisfactory or unsatisfactory.

Not currently offered.

Descriptive statistics; methods of classifying and summarizing data; estimation and prediction; correlation and regression analysis; principles of hypothesis testing

01:960:390. Introductory Computing for Statistics (1)

  • Course Code: 01:960:390
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Credits: 1

Five-week course; 3 hrs. lecture and lab.
Prerequisite: Level II Statistics.

Generally offered fall and spring semesters.  

Introduction to the use of statistics computer packages with main focus on SAS. Includes: generating random samples, estimation, testing hypotheses. ANOVA

01:960:391. Honors Seminars in Probability/Statistics (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:391
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: Caclulus I, or permission of the department.
Co-requisite: Calculus II.

Offered irregularly.

Lectures and discussions of real life examples or case studies on statistics and probability theory, and their ramifications. Topics may vary term by term. Extensive data analysis required.

01:960:392. Honors Seminars in Probability/Statistics (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:392
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: Caclulus I, or permission of the department.
Co-requisite: Calculus II.

Offered irregularly.

Lectures and discussions of real life examples or case studies on statistics and probability theory, and their ramifications. Topics may vary term by term. Extensive data analysis required.

01:960:401. Basic Statistics for Research (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:401
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
  • Credits: 3
  • SAS Core Certified: QQ, QR

Prerequisite: 01:640:112 or equivalent. Credit not given for more than one of 01:960:201, 211, 285, and 401; nor for more than one of 01:960:212, 384, 401, and 484.

Generally offered fall and spring semesters.

As applied in fields other than statistics; treats research projects dependent on the use of observed data from planned experiments. Includes inference methods in estimation and hypothesis testing, and general linear models.

01:960:463. Regression Methods (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:463
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: Level II Statistics.

Generally offered fall and spring semesters.

Multiple and nonlinear correlation and regression techniques for analysis of events in time and space: analysis of variance and covariance (ANOVA), related multivariate techniques, response surface approaches.

01:960:467. Applied Multivariate Analysis (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:467
  • Semester(s) Offered: Spring, Summer
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: Level II Statistics or permission of department.

Generally offered spring semester only.

Introduction to the methodology of multivariate analysis. Multiple linear regression, discriminant analysis, profile analysis, canonical correlation, principal components, and factor analysis.

01:960:476. Introduction to Sampling (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:476
  • Semester(s) Offered: Spring
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: 01:960:379 or 381 or equivalent or permission of department.

Generally offered spring semester only.

Principles of sampling application for economic procurement or assessment of data. Current techniques for area sampling, sampling of accounts, large-scale surveys, stratification, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, two-stage sampling, and construction estimates.

01:960:483. Statistical Quality Control (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:483
  • Semester(s) Offered: Summer
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: Level II Statistics.

Not currently offered during the academic year; may be offered in the summer.

Statistical measures; histogram analysis; construction and analysis of control charts for variables and attributes; analysis of capability indices; acceptance sampling plans; statistical aspects of tolerance; analysis of means.

01:960:484. Basic Applied Statistics (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:484
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: One of the following courses: 960:201, 211, 285, 379, 381 or an equivalent course in basic probability theory. See credit restrictions for Level II Statistics.

Generally offered fall and spring semesters.

Estimation, hypothesis testing, chi-square methods, correlation and regression analysis, basis of design of experiments.

01:960:486. Applied Statistical Learning (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:486
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Credits: 3

Formerly known as Computing and Graphics in Applied Statistics

Prerequisite: Level II Statistics.

Generally offered fall and spring semesters.

Use of various computer-based techniques, including graphical, to understand and interpret data. Exposure to basic analysis of categorical, time-series and multivariate data in the applied areas such as biostatistics, quality control and others.

01:960:490. Introduction to Experimental Design (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:490
  • Semester(s) Offered: Spring
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: Level II Statistics.

Generally offered spring semester only.

Principles of designs. Nature and analysis of various designs; randomized blocks, Latin squares, factorial designs. Applications to specific problems.

01:960:491. Reliability-Quality Control (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:491
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisites: 01:640:251 and Level II Statistics.

Not currently offered.

A survey of current theory and practice in this field.

01:960:495. Independent Studies in Statistics (3)

  • Course Code: 01:960:495
  • Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Credits: 3

Prerequisite: Permission of department.

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