Practice of Statistical Consulting

STATS 141XP - Practice of Statistical Consulting

<p>(Formerly numbered 140SL.) Lecture, one hour; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisites: courses 100B, 101B. Limited to seniors. Opportunity to solve real data analysis problems for real community-based or campus-based clients. Students work in small groups with faculty member and client to frame client’s question in statistical terms, create statistical model, analyze data, and report results. Weekly meetings in classroom setting to study basic consulting skills, share experiences, exchange ideas, and make reports. On-site visits as necessary. Courses 140XP and 141XP must be taken in consecutive terms. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 141XP).</p>

Statistics

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College of Letters and Science

The department introduces students to the science of data through three sequences: theoretical statistics, data analysis, and statistical computing.

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Practice of Statistical Consulting

STATS 140XP

4 units