Applied Statistics Minor

Contact:

Applied Statistics program director

Pinyuen Chen
316B Carnegie Building

pinchen@syr.edu
315-443-1577

Faculty

Eddie Bevilacqua, Pinyuen Chen, Peng Gao, Susan H. Gensemer, Vernon L. Greene, Hyune-Ju Kim, Wei Li, Jiangxuan Liu, Yingyi Ma, Jan Ivar Ondrich, Steve Stehman, Janet Wilmoth

To complete this minor, students take at least 18 credits from the distribution below. Courses are selected in consultation with a member of the Program Committee. With permission from the Program Committee, students receive credits toward the minor for other courses that have sufficient statistics content.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Basic probability concepts and skills in working with basic probability formulas

2. Working knowledge of one computing technique from the list: MATLAB, MINITAB, R, SAS, and SPSS and the interpretation of its computing outputs

3. Data analysis ability in one of the following subjects: regression analysis, design of experiment, survey sampling, contingency table, engineering statistics, stochastic processing and time series analysis

4. Statistical application in one of the following areas: biology, computer science, earth science, environmental science, communications, economics, engineering, forestry, geography, public affairs, political science, management, psychology, and sociology and social work

Basic Statistics (3 credits)

APM 395 - Probability and Statistics for Engineering *
CIS 321 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
ECN 521 - Economic Statistics
MAS 261 - Introductory Statistics for Management
MAT 122 - Probability and Statistics for the Liberal Arts II
MAT 221 - Elementary Probability and Statistics I
MAT 521 - Introduction to Probability
MFE 326 - Probability and Statistical Methods for Engineers

Regression Analysis (3 credits)

Additional Coursework (12 credits)

Note:

* Courses with an APM prefix are offered by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.