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1000Q. Introduction to Statistics I

4.00 credits

Prerequisites: Students can receive no more than four credits from STAT 1000Q and 1100Q. Students who have passed a 2000-level or above STAT course or who are taking such a course concurrently cannot take 1000-level STAT courses.

Grading Basis: Graded

A standard approach to statistical analysis primarily for students of business and economics; elementary probability, sampling distributions, normal theory estimation and hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, exploratory data analysis. Learning to do statistical analysis on a personal computer is an integral part of the course.

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1100Q. Elementary Concepts of Statistics

4.00 credits

Prerequisites: Students can receive no more than four credits from STAT 1000Q and 1100Q. Students who have passed a 2000-level or above STAT course or who are taking such a course concurrently cannot take 1000-level STAT courses.

Grading Basis: Graded

Standard and nonparametric approaches to statistical analysis; exploratory data analysis, elementary probability, sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing, one- and two-sample procedures, regression and correlation. Learning to do statistical analysis on a personal computer is an integral part of the course.

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2215Q. Introduction to Statistics II

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 1000Q or 1100Q.

Grading Basis: Graded

Analysis of variance, multiple regression, chi-square tests, and non-parametric procedures.

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2255. Statistical Programming

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: MATH 1132Q, or instructor consent. Recommended preparation: CSE 1010 or prior programming experience. Not open to students who have passed CSE 2050 or 2500 or ECON 3322 or 5322.

Grading Basis: Graded

Introduction to statistical programming via Python including data types, control flow, object-oriented programming, and graphical user interface-driven applications such as Jupyter notebooks. Emphasis on algorithmic thinking, efficient implementation of different data structures, control and data abstraction, file processing, and data analysis and visualization.

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3005. Biostatistics for Health Professions

Also offered as: AH 3005

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: A course in pre-calculus or higher; STAT 1000Q or 1100Q or higher. Open to CAHNR students and Statistics majors, juniors or higher; others with instructor consent. Not open to students who have passed PUBH 5409.

Grading Basis: Graded

Introduction to biostatistical techniques, concepts, and reasoning using in a broad range of biomedical and public health related scenarios. Specific topics include description of data, statistical hypothesis testing and its application to group comparisons, and tools for modeling different type of data, including categorical, and time-event, data. Emphasis on the distinction of these methods, their implementation using statistical software, and the interpretation of results applied to health sciences research questions and variables.

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3025Q. Statistical Methods

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: MATH 1132Q or 1152Q; students may not receive more than three credits from STAT 3025 and 3345. May not be taken out of sequence after passing STAT 3445, 4190, or 4625.

Grading Basis: Graded

Basic probability distributions, point and interval estimation, tests of hypotheses, correlation and regression, analysis of variance, experimental design, non-parametric procedures.

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3115Q. Analysis of Experiments

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 2215Q or 3025Q or instructor consent. Not open for credit to students who have passed STAT 3215Q or 5315.

Grading Basis: Graded

Straight-line regression, multiple regression, regression diagnostics, transformations, dummy variables, one-way and two-way analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, stepwise regression.

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3215Q. Applied Linear Regression in Data Science

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 2215Q or 3025Q or instructor consent. Not open for credit to students who have passed STAT 3115Q or 5315.

Grading Basis: Graded

Applied multiple linear regression analysis in data science, with an emphasis on modern statistical regression methods: simple linear regression and correlation analysis, multiple linear regression, analysis of variance, goodness of fit, comparing regression models through partial and sequential F tests, dummy variables, regression assumptions and diagnostics, model selection and penalized regression, prediction and model validation, principles of design of experiments, one-way and two-way analysis of variance.

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3255. Introduction to Data Science

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: MATH 1132Q, STAT 2255 or COGS 2500Q or ECON 3322, STAT 3115Q or 3215Q, or instructor consent

Grading Basis: Graded

Introduction to data science for effectively storing, processing, analyzing and making inferences from data. Topics include project management, data preparation, data visualization, statistical models, machine learning, distributed computing, and ethics.

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3345Q. Probability Models for Engineers

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: MATH 2110Q or 2130Q. Students may not receive more than three credits from STAT 3025Q and 3345Q, or from STAT 3345Q and 3375Q.

Grading Basis: Graded

Probability set functions, random variables, expectations, moment generating functions, discrete and continuous random variables, joint and conditional distributions, multinomial distribution, bivariate normal distribution, functions of random variables, central limit theorms, computer simulation of probability models.

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3375Q. Introduction to Mathematical Statistics I

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: A grade of C+ or better in MATH 2110Q or 2130Q. Not open for credit to students who have passed STAT 3345Q or 5585. May not be taken out of sequence after passing STAT 3445Q.

Grading Basis: Graded

The mathematical theory underlying statistical methods. Probability spaces, distributions in one and several dimensions, generating functions, and limit theorems.

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3445. Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 3375Q. Not open for credit to students who have passed STAT 5685. May not be taken out of sequence after passing STAT 4875.

Grading Basis: Graded

Sampling distributions and parameter estimation. Neyman-Pearson theory of hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, analysis of variance.

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3494W. Undergraduate Seminar

1.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 2215Q or 3115Q; STAT 3025Q or 3375Q; ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011.

Grading Basis: Graded

The student will attend 6-8 seminars per semester, and choose one statistical topic to investigate in detail. The student will write a well-revised, comprehensive paper on this topic, including a literature review, description of technical details, and a summary and discussion.

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3515Q. Design of Experiments

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 2215Q or 3025Q or instructor consent. Credits may not be received for both STAT 3515Q and BIST/STAT 5515.

Grading Basis: Graded

Methods of designing experiments utilizing regression analysis and the analysis of variance.

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3675Q. Statistical Computing

4.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 3025Q or 3375Q. Recommended preparation: an applied statistics course.

Grading Basis: Graded

Introduction to computing for statistical problems; obtaining features of distributions, fitting models and implementing inference (obtaining confidence intervals and running hypothesis tests); simulation-based approaches and basic numerical methods. One hour per week devoted to computing and programming skills.

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3965. Elementary Stochastic Processes

Also offered as: MATH 3170

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 3345Q or 3375Q or MATH 3160.

Grading Basis: Graded

Conditional distributions, discrete and continuous time Markov chains, limit theorems for Markov chains, random walks, Poisson processes, compound and marked Poisson processes, and Brownian motion. Selected applications from actuarial science, biology, engineering, or finance.

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4185. Special Topics

1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

Grading Basis: Graded

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4188. Variable Topics

1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

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4190. Field Study Internship

1.00 - 3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: Completion with a grade of 'C' or better in STAT 3025Q or 3375Q, and STAT 3115Q or 3215Q or 3515Q. Completion of first year-sophomore general CLAS requirements.

Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Supervised field work relevant to some area of Statistics or Data Science with a regional industry, government agency, or non-profit organization. Evaluated by the field supervisor and by the instructor (based on a detailed written report submitted by the student). Students taking this course will be assigned a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).

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4255. Introduction to Statistical Learning

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 3115Q or 3215Q or instructor consent. Recommended preparation: Background in computer programming is preferred, but not required.

Grading Basis: Graded

Modern statistical learning methods arising frequently in data science and machine learning with real-world applications: linear and logistic regression, generalized additive models, decision trees, boosting, support vector machines, and neural networks (deep learning).

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4299. Independent Study

1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

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4389. Undergraduate Research

3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Supervised research in probability or statistics. A final written report and oral presentation are required.

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4475. Statistical Quality Control and Reliability

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 3445.

Grading Basis: Graded

Development of control charts, acceptance sampling and process capability indices, reliability modeling, regression models for reliability data, and proportional hazards models for survival data.

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4525. Sampling Theory

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 3445.

Grading Basis: Graded

Sampling and nonsampling error, bias, sampling design, simple random sampling, sampling with unequal probabilities, stratified sampling, optimum allocation, proportional allocation, ratio estimators, regression estimators, super population approaches, inferences in finite populations.

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4625. Introduction to Biostatistics

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 3025Q.

Grading Basis: Graded

Rates and proportions, sensitivity, specificity, two-way tables, odds ratios, relative risk, ordered and non-ordered classifications, trends, case-control studies, elements of regression including logistic and Poisson, additivity and interaction, combination of studies and meta-analysis.

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4675. Probability and Statistics Problems

1.00 - 2.00 credits

Prerequisites: MATH 3160; STAT 3375. Not open to students who have passed MATH 3660.

Grading Basis: Graded

Designed to help students prepare for the second actuarial examination.

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4825. Applied Time Series

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 3445.

Grading Basis: Graded

Introduction to prediction using time-series regression methods with non-seasonal and seasonal data. Smoothing methods for forecasting. Modeling and forecasting using univariate, autoregressive, moving average models.

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4845. Applied Spatio-Temporal Statistics

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 3445; STAT 3215Q or 3675Q or instructor consent. Recommended preparation: Experience with R.

Grading Basis: Graded

Applied statistical methodology and computing for spatio-temporal data, including visualization, models, and inferences. Extreme value analysis in spatio-temporal contexts. Focus on models that account for spatio-temporal dependence and inferences that provide appropriate uncertainty measures, with applications to real-world problems using open-source software.

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4875. Nonparametric Methods

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 3445.

Grading Basis: Graded

Basic ideas, the empirical distribution function and its applications, uses of order statistics, one- two- and c-sample problems, rank correlation, efficiency.

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4915. Data Science in Action

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 3255; STAT 3025Q or 3375Q or MATH 3160 or instructor consent. Corequisite: STAT 4916W. Open only to Statistical Data Science majors.

Grading Basis: Graded

Capstone course in data science. Real-world statistical data science in practice: problem formulation; integration of statistics, computing, and domain knowledge; collaboration; communication; reproducibility; project management.

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4916W. Writing in Data Science

1.00 credits

Prerequisites: STAT 3255; STAT 3025Q or 3375Q or MATH 3160 or instructor consent; ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011. Corequisite: STAT 4915 must be taken concurrently with STAT 4916W or instructor consent.

Grading Basis: Graded

The course is a companion course to STAT 4915, which must be taken concurrently. Students will write a well-revised and comprehensive paper on their STAT 4915 course project, including literature review, description of technical details, reproducible statistical and data scientific analyses, and discussion of results.

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