2009-2010 University Catalog

Data Analysis Minor

School: The Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering

The minor provides students with a background in data analysis and statistical methodology. It is intended to complement undergraduate degree programs in the Volgenau School and the College of Science, especially computer science, economics, environmental engineering, geography, mathematics, public administration, sociology, and systems engineering.

Course Requirements

The minor requires 15 credits: a core sequence of 6 credits, plus 9 credits of electives. Grades of C or better are required in all courses. At least 9 of the 15 credits must be in STAT courses. At least 8 credits must be in courses not required by the student’s major.

Core Sequence (6 credits)

To satisfy the core requirement, students must complete one of these sequences with grades of C or better:

STAT 250 - Introductory Statistics I Credits: 3
STAT 350 - Introductory Statistics II Credits: 3
OR
STAT 344 - Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists I Credits: 3
STAT 354 - Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists II Credits: 3
OR
Provided the 9 elective credits are all STAT courses, mathematics majors may substitute:
MATH 351 - Probability Credits: 3
MATH 352 - Statistics Credits: 3

Elective Courses (9 credits)

The 9 elective credits must be chosen from a list of courses approved by the department’s undergraduate coordinator. Courses currently approved for the minor are the following:

STAT 362 - Introduction to Computer Statistical Packages Credits: 3
STAT 435 - Analysis of Experimental Data Using SPSS Credits: 3
STAT 455 - Experimental Design Credits: 3
STAT 457 - Applied Nonparametric Statistics Credits: 3
STAT 463 - Introduction to Exploratory Data Analysis Credits: 3
STAT 474 - Introduction to Survey Sampling Credits: 3
STAT 499 - Special Topics in Statistics Credits: 3
CEIE 410 - Geographic Information Systems in Engineering Credits: 3
CS 450 - Database Concepts Credits: 3
ECON 445 - Design and Analysis of Experiments Credits: 3
GEOG 300 - Quantitative Methods for Geographical Analysis Credits: 3
GOVT 400 - Political Research and Data Analysis Credits: 3
OR 335 - Discrete Systems Simulation Modeling Credits: 3 (or crosslisted course SYST 335)
SOCI 405 - Analysis of Social Data Credits: 4
SYST 473 - Decision and Risk Analysis Credits: 3

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Data Analysis Minor

Course Requirements

Core Sequence (6 credits)

Elective Courses (9 credits)