Statistics

Statistics (STAT), a branch of applied mathematics, studies the methodology for the collection and analysis of data and the use of data to make inferences under conditions of uncertainty. Statistics plays a fundamental role in the social and natural sciences, as well as in business, industry, and government.The Statistics program is offered cooperatively by the Departments of Economics, Mathematics, Psychology, and Sociology & Criminal Justice. The program is administered by an Interdisciplinary Statistics Committee comprised of the chairs or chair-appointed designees of the departments listed above and chaired by its Mathematics representative. The statistics minor is administered by the Department of Mathematics. Students interested in a statistics minor are encouraged to discuss course selection with a statistics faculty member from any discipline.

Minor

16 semester hours, including:

• CSCI 120 or 144; or DATA 133
• STAT 231, 232, or 233; or MATH/STAT 242
• And at least: 8 additional semester hours of statistics selected from BUSA 467, ECON 344, PSYC 242, MATH/STAT 342, MATH/STAT 348 (Additional courses may be approved by the chair of the Department of Mathematics.)

A maximum of 8 credit hours can simultaneously count towards both a statistics minor and a mathematics major. Courses taken for the statistics minor cannot be simultaneously used to satisfy a mathematics or actuarial science minor.