Undergraduate Statistics
Undergraduate Statistics
2023 Spring Term
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INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING AND ANALYSIS
STAT 230
A course on the principles, procedures and concepts surrounding the production, summarization and analysis of data. Emphasis on critical reasoning and interpretation of statistical results. Content includes: probability, sampling, and research design; statistical inference, modeling and computing; practical application culminating in a research project.
INTRODUCTION TO R
STAT 263
This course will cover basic topics in R, a statistical computing framework. Topics include writing R functions, manipulating data in R, accessing R packages, creating graphs, and calculating basic summary statistics.
APPLIED STATISTICS
STAT 342
This course will cover the basics of statistical testing, regression analysis, experimental design, analysis of variance, and the use of computers to analyze statistical problems. This course contains a writing component.
APPLIED NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS
STAT 362
This course covers theory and applications of commonly used distribution-free tests such as the sign test and the Wilcoxon signed rank test. Other topics include: the Kruskal-Wallis and Friedman tests for analysis of variance, nonparametric regression, and nonparametric bootstrapping.
SAMPLING, DESIGN, AND ANALYSIS OF SURVEY DATA
STAT 430
Practical issues in sampling, applied survey research, analysis of complex survey data, and professional reporting are emphasized. Topics include random and non-random sampling, parameter estimation, bias, questionnaire design and wording, psychology of participant response, data imputation, weighting, finite population correction, analysis of categorical data and hierarchical linear models. Students will conduct survey research and complete a data analysis project.