Statistics 230 - Intermediate Statistics

Fall
2018
01
4.00
Amy Wagaman
M 11:00AM-11:50AM; TTH 11:30AM-12:50PM
Amherst College
STAT-230-01-1819F
WEBS 102; SMUD 205
awagaman@amherst.edu

This course is an intermediate applied statistics course that builds on the statistical data analysis methods introduced in STAT 111/111E or STAT 135. Students will learn how to pose a statistical question, perform appropriate statistical analysis of the data, and properly interpret and communicate their results. Emphasis will be placed on the use of statistical software, data wrangling, model fitting, and assessment. Topics covered will include ethics, experimental design, resampling approaches, analysis of variance models, multiple regression, model selection, and logistic regression.

Requisite: STAT 111 or 135. Limited to 24 students. Four spots reserved for first-year students in Fall. Fall and spring semesters. Fall semester: Professor Wagaman. Spring semester: Professors Wagaman and Correia.

Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.