Spring 2015

Intermediate Statistics

Listed in: Mathematics and Statistics, as STAT-230

Formerly listed as: MATH-18

Faculty

Xiaofei S. Wang (Sections 01 and 02)

Description

This course is an intermediate applied statistics course that builds on the statistical data analysis methods introduced in STAT 111 or STAT 135. Students will learn how to pose a statistical question, perform appropriate statistical analysis of the data, and properly interpret and communicate their results. Emphasis will be placed on the use of statistical software, data manipulation, model fitting, and assessment. Topics covered will include ethics, experimental design, parametric and nonparametric methods, resampling approaches, analysis of variance models, multiple regression, model selection, and logistic regression. Four class hours per week.

Requisite: STAT 111 or 135 or consent of the instructor. Limited to 24 students. Spring semester. Professor Liao.

If Overenrolled: Priority for preregistered sophomores and STAT majors.

Cost: $175 ?

STAT 230 - L/D

Section 01
M 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM MERR 131

STAT 230 - DIS

Section 01
W 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM MERR 131
F 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM MERR 131

Section 02
W 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM MERR 300A
F 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM MERR 300A

STAT 230 - LEC

Section 02
M 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM MERR 300A

Section(s) ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
All Stat2: Building Models for a Wolrd of Data Freeman, 2013 Cannon et al Amherst Books TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

Other years: Offered in Spring 2008, Spring 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024