Fall 2015

Intermediate Statistics

Listed in: Mathematics and Statistics, as STAT-230

Formerly listed as: MATH-18

Faculty

Xiaofei S. Wang (Section 01)

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. Fall semester: Professor Wang.  Spring semester: Professor Kim.

If Overenrolled: Priority for preregistered sophomores and STAT majors.

Cost: $175 ?

STAT 230 - LEC

Section 01
M 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM MERR 300B
F 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM MERR 300B

STAT 230 - DIS

Section 01
W 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM MERR 300B

This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.

ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
STAT2: Building Models for a World of Data W. H. Freeman 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