Fall 2016

Advanced Data Analysis

Listed in: Mathematics and Statistics, as STAT-495

Faculty

Nicholas J. Horton (Section 01)

Description

Our world is awash in data. To allow decisions to be made based on evidence, there is a need for statisticians to be able to make sense of the data around us and communicate their findings. In this course, students will be exposed to advanced statistical methods and will undertake the analysis and interpretation of complex and real-world datasets that go beyond textbook problems. Course topics will vary from year to year depending on the instructor and selected case studies. Topics may include visualization techniques to summarize and display high dimensional data, advanced topics in design and linear regression, selected topics in data mining, nonparametric analysis, and analysis of network data. Through a series of case studies, students will develop the capacity to think and compute with data, undertake and assess analyses, and effectively communicate their results using written and oral presentation.

Requisite:  STAT 230 (formerly MATH 230), STAT 370 (formerly MATH 430 and STAT 430) and the computing requirement; or consent of the instructor.  Limited to 20 students.  Fall semester.  Professor Horton.

If Overenrolled: Preference will be given to Statistics majors

Cost: $75 (required) optional book is $63 ?

STAT 495 - LAB

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

STAT 495 - L/D

Section 01
W 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM MERR 131
F 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM MERR 131

ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
Using R and RStudio for Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics CRC press Horton and Kleinman Amherst Books TBD
Computer Age Statistical Inference Cambridge University Press Efron and Hastie Available Sept 3, 2016 Amherst Books TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021