Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Applied Statistics Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Applied Statistics Minor

Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education >> Mathematical Sciences 

18 hours

The analysis and interpretation of data guides research and practice in business, natural sciences, and social sciences. The Applied Statistics Minor consists of an introductory statistics course, followed by 15 credit hours in statistics. The coursework in this minor provides students with opportunities to choose appropriate statistical tests and tools to conduct statistical investigations.

Introductory Statistics Course (3 hours)

Choose one of the following introductory statistics courses:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
STAT 241 - Principles of Statistics

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
CRIM 352 - Statistics
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
ECON 265 - Elementary Statistics
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
ENGR 305 - Engineering Statistics

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
POLS 332 - Statistics and Data Analysis
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
PSY 353 - Research Methods and Statistics II
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
SOC 392 - Statistics for Social Research
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3

Required Courses (12 hours)

Complete all four of the following courses:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
STAT 261 - Applied Nonparametric Statistics
Term(s) Offered: Fall (even-numbered years)
Credits: 3
STAT 265 - Applied Regression Analysis

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry


Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
STAT 365 - Design & Analysis of Experiments
Term(s) Offered: Spring (even-numbered years)
Credits: 3
STAT 381 - Introduction to Categorical Data Analysis
Term(s) Offered: Spring (odd-numbered years)
Credits: 3

Elective Course (3 hours)

Choose one elective course in statistics from the following list:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
STAT 255 - Introduction to Statistical Computing
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
STAT 355 - Principles of Data Mining
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
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