STAT W 3997x and y Independent Research

May be repeated for credit. The student participates in the current research of a member of the department and prepares a report on the work.

STAT W 1001x and y Introduction to Statistical Reasoning

A friendly introduction to statistical concepts and reasoning with emphasis on developing statistical intuition rather than on mathematical rigor. Topics include design of experiments, descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, probability, chance variability, sampling, chance models, and tests of significance.
Prerequisites: Some high school algebra. General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA).
3 points

STAT W 1111x and y Introduction To Statistics (without calculus)

Designed for students in fields that emphasize quantitative methods. Graphical and numerical summaries, probability, theory of sampling distributions, linear regression, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Quantitative reasoning and data analysis. Practical experience with statistical software. Illustrations are taken from a variety of fields. Data-collection/analysis project with emphasis on study designs is part of the coursework requirement.
Prerequisites: Intermediate high school algebra. General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA).
3 points

STAT W 1211x and y Introduction To Statistics (with calculus)

Designed for students who desire a strong grounding in statistical concepts with a greater degree of mathematical rigor than in STAT W1111. Random variables, probability distributions, pdf, cdf, mean, variance, correlation, conditional distribution, conditional mean and conditional variance, law of iterated expectations, normal, chi-square, F and t distributions, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, parameter estimation, unbiasedness, consistency, efficiency, hypothesis testing, p-value, confidence intervals, maximum likelihood estimation. Serves as the pre-requisite for ECON W3412.
Prerequisites: one semester of calculus. General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA).
3 points

STAT W 2024x Applied Linear Regression Analysis

Develops critical thinking and data analysis skills for regression analysis in science and policy settings. Simple and multiple linear regression, non-linear and logistic models, random-effects models, penalized regression methods. Implementation in a statistical package. Optional computer-lab sessions. Emphasis on real-world examples and on planning, proposing, implementing, and reporting. - M. Lindquist
Prerequisites: One of STAT W1001, W1111, or W1211.
3 points

STAT W 2025y Applied Statistical Methods

Classical nonparametric methods, permutation tests; contingency tables, generalized linear models, missing data, causal inference, multiple comparisons. Implementation in statistical software. Emphasis on on conducting data analyses and reporting the results. Optional weekly computer-lab sessions. - E. Whalen
Prerequisites: STAT W2024
3 points

STAT W 2026x Statistical Applications and Case Studies

A sample of topics and application areas in applied statistics. Topic areas may include: Markov processes and Queuing theory; Meta-Analysis of clinical trial research; Receiver-Operator Curves in Medical Diagnosis; Spatial statistics with applications in geology, astronomy, and epidemiology; Multiple comparisons in bio-informatics; Causal modeling with missing data; statistical methods in genetic epidemiology; Stochastic analysis of neural spike train data; Graphical models for computer and social network data. - M. Lindquist
Prerequisites: STAT W2025
3 points

STAT W 3026x Applied Data Mining

Data Mining is a dynamic and fast growing field at the interface of Statistics and Computer Science. The emergence of massive datasets containing millions or even billions of observations provides the primary impetus for the field. Such datasets arise, for instance, in large-scale retailing, telecommunications, astronomy, computational and statistical challenges. This course will provide an overview of current practice in data mining. Specific topics covered with include databases and data warehousing, exploratory data analysis and visualization, descriptive modeling, predictive modeling, pattern and rule discovery, text mining, Bayesian data mining, and causal inference. The use of statistical software will be emphasized. - B. Emir
3 points

STAT W 3103x Mathematical Methods for Statistics

A fast-paced coverage of those aspects of the differential and integral calculus of one and several variables and of the linear algebra required for the core courses in the Statistics major. The mathematical topics are integrated with an introduction to computing. Students seeking more comprehensive background should replace this course with MATH V1102 and V2010 and any COMS course numbered from W1003 to W1009. - D. Rabinowitz
Prerequisites: MATH V1101 or permission of the instructor.
6 points

STAT W 3105x Introduction To Probability

A calculus-based introduction to probability theory. A quick review of multivariate calculus is provided. Topics covered include random variables, conditional probability, expectation, independence, Bayes' rule, important distributions, joint distributions, moment generating functions, central limit theorem, laws of large numbers and Markov's inequality.
Prerequisites: MATH V1101 and V1102 or the equivalent General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA).
3 points

STAT W 3107y Introduction to Statistical Inference

Calculus-based introduction to the theory of statistics. Useful distributions, law of large numbers and central limit theorem, point estimation, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals maximum likelihood, likelihood ratio tests, nonparametric procedures, theory of least squares and analysis of variance.
Prerequisites: STAT W3105 or W4105, or the equivalent. General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA).
3 points

STAT W 3315x Linear Regression Models

Theory and practice of regression analysis. Simple and multiple regression, testing, estimation, prediction, and confidence procedures, modeling, regression diagnostics and plots, polynomial regression, colinearity and confounding, model selection, geometry of least squares. Extensive use of the computer to analyse data. Equivalent to STAT W4315 except that enrollment is limited to undergraduate students.
Prerequisites: STAT W3107 (or STAT W4150) and STAT W3103 (or MATH V1101, V1102, and V2110).
3 points

SIEO W 4150x and y Introduction To Probability and Statistics

A quick calculus-based tour of the fundamentals of probability theory and statistical inference. Probability models, random variables, useful distributions, expectations, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, point and confidence interval estimation, hypothesis tests, linear regression. Students seeking a more thorough introduction to probability and statistics should consider STAT W3105 and W3107. - L. Wright, I. Hueter
Prerequisites: MATH V1101 and V1102 or the equivalent. General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA).
3 points

STAT W 4201x and y Advanced Data Analysis

This is a course on getting the most out of data. The emphasis will be on hands-on experience, involving case studies with real data and using common statistical packages. The course covers, at a very high level, exploratory data analysis, model formulation, goodness of fit testing, and other standard and non-standard statistical procedures, including linear regression, analysis of variance, nonlinear regression, generalized linear models, survival analysis, time series analysis, and modern regression methods. Students will be expected to propose a data set of their choice for use as case study material.

STAT W 4240x Data Mining

Data Mining is a dynamic and fast growing field at the interface of Statistics and Computer Science. The emergence of massive datasets containing millions or even billions of observations provides the primary impetus for the field. Such datasets arise, for instance, in large-scale retailing, telecommunications, astronomy, computational and statistical challenges.

This course will provide an overview of current research in data mining and will be suitable for graduate students from many disciplines. Specific topics covered with include databases and data warehousing, exploratory data analysis and visualization, descriptive modeling, predictive modeling, pattern and rule discovery, text mining, Bayesian data mining, and causal inference.

STAT W 4290y Statistical Methods in Finance

A fast-paced introduction to statistical methods used in quantitative finance. Financial applications and statistical methodologies are intertwined in all lectures. Topics include regression analysis and applications to the Capital Asset Pricing Model and multifactor pricing models, principal components and multivariate analysis, smoothing techniques and estimation of yield curves statistical methods for financial time series, value at risk, term structure models and fixed income research, and estimation and modeling of volatilities. Hands-on experience with financial data.

STAT W 4325y Generalized Linear Models

Statistical methods for rates and proportions, ordered and nominal categorical responses, contingency tables, odds-ratios, exact inference, logistic regression, Poisson regression, generalized linear models.

STAT W 4330x Multilevel Models

Theory and practice, including model-checking, for random and mixed-effects models (also called hierarchical, multi-level models). Extensive use of the computer to analyse data.

STAT W 4335x Sample Surveys

Introductory course on the design and analysis of sample surveys. How sample surveys are conducted, why the designs are used, how to analyze survey results, and how to derive from first principles the standard results and their generalizations. Examples from public health, social work, opinion polling, and other topics of interest.

STAT W 4413y Nonparametric Statistics

Statistical inference without parametric model assumption. Hypothesis testing using ranks, permutations, and order statistics. Nonparametric analogs of analysis of variance. Non-parametric regression, smoothing and model selection.

STAT W 4437x and y Time Series Analysis

Least squares smoothing and prediction, linear systems, Fourier analysis, and spectral estimation. Impulse response and transfer function. Fourier series, the fast Fourier transform, autocorrelation function, and spectral density. Univariate Box-Jenkins modeling and forecasting. Emphasis on applications. Examples from the physical sciences, social sciences, and business. Computing is an integral part of the course.

STAT W 4543y Survival Analysis

Survival distributions, types of censored data, estimation for various survival models, nonparametric estimation of survival distributions, the proportional hazard and accelerated lifetime models for regression analysis with failure-time data. Extensive use of the computer.

STAT W 4606x and y Elementary Stochastic Processes

Review of elements of probability theory. Poisson processes. Renewal theory. Wald's equation. Introduction to discrete and continuous time Markov chains. Applications to queueing theory, inventory models, branching processes.

STAT W 4635y Stochastic Processes for Finance

This course covers theory of stochastic processes applied to finance. It covers concepts of Martingales, Markov chain models, Brownian motion. Stochastic Integration, Ito's formula as a theoretical foundation of processes used in financial modeling. It also introduces basic discrete and continuous time models of asset price evolutions in the context of the following problems in finance: portfolio optimization, option pricing, spot rate interest modeling.

ACTU K 4821x and y Actuarial Methods

This course covers the non-stochastic process portions of the MLC/3L exam, and is about pricing and reserving of life insurance. Topics include actuarial present value, the equivalence principle, premiums, three methods of calculating reserves, joint life and multiple hazard.
Prerequisites: STAT W4105, STAT W4840
3 points

ACTU K 4823x and y Actuarial Models

This course covers portions of the C/4 exam not covered elsewhere in the curriculum. Topics may include Bayesian statistics, credibility, and risk measures.
Prerequisites: STAT W4840, STAT W4107
3 points