The impact of statistics on society today is profound. Statistical tables, survey results, and the language of probability are used with increasing frequency in media. Statistics also has a strong influence on physical sciences, social sciences, engineering, business, and industry. Improvements in computer technology make it easier than ever to use statistical methods and to manipulate massive amounts of data.
Administered by the mathematics and statistics department, in consultation with the appropriate departments within the College of Arts and Sciences and the professional colleges, the applied statistics minor develops the student’s ability to perform statistical analysis from an interdisciplinary perspective. This minor will prepare students to analyze data in their professional work. In addition, it will provide background for those students who intend to pursue work in applied disciplines.
Required Courses
A minimum of 15 credit hours is required to complete this minor. Students who intend to complete this minor are strongly encouraged to consult their academic advisors before they begin their junior year. Depending on their major, students are advised to include specific courses as electives in their plans of study. Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which requirements these other courses fulfill.
| Course | Title | Credits |
| One course from the following options: | ||
| STAT 140 | General Statistics | 3 Credits |
| STAT 240 | Statistical Analysis | 3 Credits |
| PSY 201 | Statistical Methods | 3 Credits |
| IDS 205 | Business Statistics | 3 Credits |
| CE 202 | Statistical Applications in Civil Engineering | 3 Credits |
| One course from the following options: | ||
| STAT 340 | Statistics for Decision-Making | 3 Credits |
| IDS 340 | Statistics for Decision-Making | 3 Credits |
| ECON 325 | Econometrics | 3 Credits |
| At least 9 credits from the following: | ||
| BIO/MATH 321 | Mathematical Models in Infectious Diseases | 3 Credits |
| BUS 440 | Data Mining | 3 Credits |
| CS 325 | Simulation and Modeling | 3 Credits |
| DATA 433 | Data Mining and Applications | 3 Credits |
| ECON 473 | Applied Data Science | 3 Credits |
| GEO/MET 460 | Data Analysis | 3 Credits |
| POLS 210 | Research Methods in Political Science | 3 Credits |
| PSY 202 | Research Methods in Psychology | 3 Credits |
| SOC 320 | Research Methods in Sociology | 3 Credits |
| STAT 343 | Time Series Analysis | 3 Credits |
| STAT 344 | Applied Probability and Statistical Decision Theory | 3 Credits |
| STAT 361 | Introduction to R | 1 Credit |
| STAT 363 | Introduction to SAS | 3 Credits |
| STAT 441 | Probability | 4 Credits |
| STAT 442 | Mathematical Statistics | 3 Credits |
| STAT 490 | Advanced Topics in Statistics | 3 Credits |
| STAT 299 | Statistics Colloquium I | 1 Credit |
| STAT 399 | Statistics Colloquium II | 1 Credit |
| STAT 499 | Statistics Colloquium III | 1 Credit |
Actuarial science majors may use IDS/STAT 340 or ECON 325 to fulfill the minor requirements only if the course is not used to fulfill actuarial science requirements. Actuarial science majors may not use STAT 441, 442, or 344 to fulfill the minor requirements.
