• STAT 4220

    Applied Analytics for Business
     Rating

    3.33

     Difficulty

    3.67

     GPA

    3.66

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course focuses on applying data analytic techniques to business, including customer analytics, business analytics, and web analytics through mining of social media and other online data. Several projects are incorporated into the course. Prerequisite: A prior course in regression and a prior course in programming.

  • STAT 4630

    Statistical Machine Learning
     Rating

    3.45

     Difficulty

    2.59

     GPA

    3.74

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course introduces various topics in machine learning, including regression, classification, resampling methods, linear model selection and regularization, tree-based methods, support vector machines, and unsupervised learning. The statistical software R is incorporated throughout. Prerequisite: A prior course in regression and a prior course in programming.

  • STAT 3110

    Foundations of Statistics
     Rating

    3.59

     Difficulty

    2.81

     GPA

    3.57

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course provides an overview of basic probability and matrix algebra required for statistics. Topics include sample spaces and events, properties of probability, conditional probability, discrete and continuous random variables, expected values, joint distributions, matrix arithmetic, matrix inverses, systems of linear equations, eigenspaces, and covariance and correlation matrices. Prerequisite: A prior course in calculus II.

  • STAT 3250

    Data Analysis with Python
     Rating

    3.93

     Difficulty

    2.83

     GPA

    3.70

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course provides an introduction to data analysis using the Python programming language. Topics include using an intergrated development environment; data analysis packages numpy, pandas and scipy; data loading, storage, cleaning, merging, transformation, and aggregation; data plotting and visualization. Prerequisite: A prior course in statistics and a prior course in programming.

  • STAT 1601

    Introduction to Data Science with R
     Rating

    4.30

     Difficulty

    2.16

     GPA

    3.63

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course provides an introduction to the process of collecting, manipulating, exploring, analyzing, and displaying data using the statistical software R. The collection of elementary statistical analysis techniques introduced will be driven by questions derived from the data. The data used in this course will generally follow a common theme. No prior knowledge of statistics, data science, or programming is required.

  • STAT 3480

    Nonparametric and Rank-Based Statistics
     Rating

    4.42

     Difficulty

    2.38

     GPA

    3.66

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course includes an overview of parametric vs. non-parametric methods including one-sample, two-sample, and k-sample methods; pair comparison and block designs; tests for trends and association; multivariate tests; analysis of censored data; bootstrap methods; multi-factor experiments; and smoothing methods. Prerequisite: A prior course in statistics.

  • STAT 6130

    Applied Multivariate Statistics
     Rating

    4.67

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.70

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course develops fundamental methodology to the analysis of multivariate data. Topics include the multivariate normal distributions, multivariate regression, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), principal components analysis, factor analysis, and discriminant analysis. Conceptual discussion in lectures is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks using SAS or R statistical software. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Statistics, or instructor permission.

  • STAT 4160

    Experimental Design
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.59

    Last Taught

    Summer 2025

    This course introduces various topics in experimental design, including simple comparative experiments, single factor analysis of variance, randomized blocks, Latin squares, factorial designs, blocking and confounding, and two-level factorial designs. The statistical software R is used throughout this course. Prerequisite: A prior course in regression.

  • STAT 4996

    Capstone
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.98

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Students will work in teams on a capstone project. The project will involve significant data preparation and analysis of data, preparation of a comprehensive project report, and presentation of results. Many projects will come from external clients who have data analysis challenges. Prerequisite: A prior course in regression and a prior course in programming. This course is restricted to Statistics majors in their final year.

  • STAT 4120

    Applied Linear Models
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.37

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course includes linear regression models, inferences in regression analysis, model validation, selection of independent variables, multicollinearity, influential observations, and other topics. Conceptual discussion is supplemented with hands-on practice in applied data-analysis tasks. Highly recommended: A prior course in applied regression such as STAT 3220. Prerequisite: A prior course in statistics and a prior course in linear algebra.