Professors
- David Blei (with Computer Science)
- John Cunningham
- Richard R. Davis
- Victor H. de la Peña
- Andrew Gelman (with Political Science)
- Ioannis Karatzas (with Mathematics)
- Jingchen Liu
- Shaw-Hwa Lo
- Marcel Nutz (with Mathematics)
- Liam Paninski
- Philip Protter
- Daniel Rabinowitz
- Bodhisattva Sen
- Michael Sobel
- Simon Tavaré (with Biological Sciences)
- Zhiliang Ying
- Ming Yuan
- Tian Zheng (Chair)
Associate Professors
- Samory Kpotufe
- Arian Maleki
- Sumit Mukherjee
Assistant Professors
- Marco Avella
- Yuqi Gu
- Cynthia Rush
- Anne van Delft
Term Assistant Professors
- Carsten Chong
- Gokce Dayanikli
- Yongchen Kwon
- Johannes Wiesel
- Chenyang Zhong
Adjunct Faculty
- Demissie Alemayehu
- Mark Brown
- Guy Cohen
- Regina Dolgoarshinnykh
- Hammou El Barmi
- Tat Sang Fung
- Xiaofu He
- Ying Liu
- Ka-Yi Ng
- Ha Nguyen
- Cristian Pasarica
- Kamiar Rahnama Rad
- Ori Shental
- Haiyuan Wang
- Rongning Wu
Lecturers in Discipline
- Banu Baydil
- Anthony Donoghue
- Wayne Lee
- Dobrin Marchev
- Ronald Neath
- Alex Pijyan
- David Rios
- Joyce Robbins
- Gabriel Young
Major in Statistics
The requirements for this program were modified in March 2016. Students who declared this program before this date should contact the director of undergraduate studies for the department in order to confirm their options for major requirements.
The major should be planned with the director of undergraduate studies. Courses taken for a grade of Pass/D/Fail, or in which the grade of D has been received, do not count toward the major. The requirements for the major are as follows:
Code | Title | Points |
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Mathematics and Computer Science Prerequisites | ||
MATH UN1101 | CALCULUS I | |
MATH UN1102 | CALCULUS II | |
MATH UN1201 | CALCULUS III | |
MATH UN2010 | LINEAR ALGEBRA | |
One of the following five courses | ||
Honors Introduction to Computer Science | ||
INTRO TO COMP FOR ENG/APP SCI | ||
Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in MATLAB | ||
Applied Statistical Computing | ||
Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Java | ||
Core courses in probability and statistics | ||
STAT UN1201 | CALC-BASED INTRO TO STATISTICS | |
STAT GU4203 | PROBABILITY THEORY | |
STAT GU4204 | STATISTICAL INFERENCE | |
STAT GU4205 | LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS | |
STAT GU4206 | STAT COMP & INTRO DATA SCIENCE | |
STAT GU4207 | ELEMENTARY STOCHASTIC PROCESS | |
Three approved electives in statistics or, with permission, a cognate field. |
- Students preparing for a career in actuarial science are encouraged to replace STAT GU4205 LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS with STAT GU4282 Linear Regression and Time Series Methods, and should take as one of their electives STAT GU4281 Theory of Interest.
- Students preparing for graduate study in statistics are encouraged to replace two electives with MATH GU4061 INTRO MODERN ANALYSIS I and MATH GU4062 INTRO MODERN ANALYSIS II .
Introductory Courses
Students interested in statistical concepts, but who do not anticipate undertaking statistical analyses, should take STAT UN1001 Introduction to Statistical Reasoning. Students seeking an introduction to applied statistics or preparing for the concentration should take STAT UN1101 Introduction to Statistics (without calculus). Students seeking a foundation for further study of probability theory and statistical theory and methods should take STAT UN1201 Calculus-based Introduction to Statistics. Students seeking a one-semester calculus-based survey should take STAT GU4001 Introduction to Probability and Statistics. The undergraduate seminar STAT UN1202 features faculty lectures prepared with undergraduates in mind; students may attend without registering.
STAT UN1001 INTRO TO STATISTICAL REASONING. 3.00 points.
A friendly introduction to statistical concepts and reasoning with emphasis on developing statistical intuition rather than on mathematical rigor. Topics include design of experiments, descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, probability, chance variability, sampling, chance models, and tests of significance
Fall 2023: STAT UN1001
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 1001 | 001/13327 | T Th 10:10am - 11:25am 313 Fayerweather |
Tian Zheng, Pratyay Datta | 3.00 | 58/75 |
STAT 1001 | 002/13328 | M W 6:10pm - 7:25pm 209 Havemeyer Hall |
Anthony Donoghue | 3.00 | 67/75 |
STAT 1001 | 003/13329 | M W 8:40am - 9:55am 717 Hamilton Hall |
Musa Elbulok | 3.00 | 57/75 |
Spring 2024: STAT UN1001
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
STAT 1001 | 001/13610 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 602 Hamilton Hall |
Ronald Neath | 3.00 | 86/86 |
STAT 1001 | 002/13674 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 903 School Of Social Work |
Shaw-Hwa Lo | 3.00 | 24/50 |
STAT 1001 | 003/13611 | T Th 6:10pm - 7:25pm 602 Hamilton Hall |
Victor de la Pena | 3.00 | 36/86 |
STAT UN1010 Statistical Thinking For Data Science. 4.00 points.
CC/GS: Partial Fulfillment of Science Requirement
The advent of large scale data collection and the computer power to analyze the data has led to the emergence of a new discipline known as Data Science. Data Scientists in all sectors analyze data to derive business insights, find solutions to societal challenges, and predict outcomes with potentially high impact. The goal of this course is to provide the student with a rigorous understanding of the statistical thinking behind the fundamental techniques of statistical analysis used by data scientists. The student will learn how to apply these techniques to data, understand why they work and how to use the analysis results to make informed decisions. The student will gain this understanding in the classroom and through the analysis of real-world data in the lab using the programming language Python. The student will learn the fundamentals of Python and how to write and run code to apply the statistical concepts taught in the classroom
Spring 2024: STAT UN1010
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 1010 | 001/13612 | M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm 517 Hamilton Hall |
Anthony Donoghue | 4.00 | 34/86 |
STAT 1010 | 001/13612 | W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 516 Hamilton Hall |
Anthony Donoghue | 4.00 | 34/86 |
STAT UN1101 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: intermediate high school algebra. Designed for students in fields that emphasize quantitative methods. Graphical and numerical summaries, probability, theory of sampling distributions, linear regression, analysis of variance, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Quantitative reasoning and data analysis. Practical experience with statistical software. Illustrations are taken from a variety of fields. Data-collection/analysis project with emphasis on study designs is part of the coursework requirement
Fall 2023: STAT UN1101
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 1101 | 001/13330 | T Th 8:40am - 9:55am 602 Hamilton Hall |
Alexander Clark | 3.00 | 72/86 |
STAT 1101 | 002/13331 | M W 6:10pm - 7:25pm 602 Hamilton Hall |
Ha Nguyen | 3.00 | 67/86 |
STAT 1101 | 003/13332 | M W 8:40am - 9:55am 517 Hamilton Hall |
Dobrin Marchev | 3.00 | 71/86 |
Spring 2024: STAT UN1101
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
STAT 1101 | 001/13613 | M W 8:40am - 9:55am 517 Hamilton Hall |
Alexander Clark | 3.00 | 86/86 |
STAT 1101 | 002/13614 | T Th 10:10am - 11:25am 602 Hamilton Hall |
David Rios | 3.00 | 78/86 |
STAT 1101 | 003/13615 | M W 6:10pm - 7:25pm 602 Hamilton Hall |
Banu Baydil | 3.00 | 86/86 |
STAT UN1201 CALC-BASED INTRO TO STATISTICS. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: one semester of calculus. Designed for students who desire a strong grounding in statistical concepts with a greater degree of mathematical rigor than in STAT W1111. Random variables, probability distributions, pdf, cdf, mean, variance, correlation, conditional distribution, conditional mean and conditional variance, law of iterated expectations, normal, chi-square, F and t distributions, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, parameter estimation, unbiasedness, consistency, efficiency, hypothesis testing, p-value, confidence intervals, maximum likelihood estimation. Serves as the pre-requisite for ECON W3412
Fall 2023: STAT UN1201
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 1201 | 001/13333 | M W 8:40am - 9:55am 602 Hamilton Hall |
Banu Baydil | 3.00 | 75/86 |
STAT 1201 | 002/13334 | T Th 8:40am - 9:55am 517 Hamilton Hall |
David Rios | 3.00 | 69/86 |
STAT 1201 | 003/13335 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 310 Fayerweather |
Chenyang Zhong | 3.00 | 86/82 |
STAT 1201 | 004/13336 | M W 6:10pm - 7:25pm 702 Hamilton Hall |
Banu Baydil | 3.00 | 81/86 |
Spring 2024: STAT UN1201
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
STAT 1201 | 001/13616 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 517 Hamilton Hall |
Pratyay Datta | 3.00 | 86/86 |
STAT 1201 | 002/13617 | M W 8:40am - 9:55am 602 Hamilton Hall |
Joyce Robbins | 3.00 | 85/85 |
STAT 1201 | 003/13618 | T Th 10:10am - 11:25am 702 Hamilton Hall |
Joyce Robbins | 3.00 | 86/86 |
STAT 1201 | 004/13619 | M W 6:10pm - 7:25pm 702 Hamilton Hall |
Sheela Kolluri | 3.00 | 86/86 |
STAT UN1202 UNDERGRADUATE SEM/STATISTICS. 1.00 point.
Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in a course in statistics would make the talks more accessible. Prepared with undergraduates majoring in quantitative disciplines in mind, the presentations in this colloquium focus on the interface between data analysis, computation, and theory in interdisciplinary research. Meetings are open to all undergraduates, whether registered or not. Presenters are drawn from the faculty of department in Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Public Health and Medicine
Fall 2023: STAT UN1202
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 1202 | 001/13337 | F 10:10am - 12:00pm 318 Hamilton Hall |
Ronald Neath | 1.00 | 10/25 |
STAT GU4001 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: Calculus through multiple integration and infinite sums. A calculus-based tour of the fundamentals of probability theory and statistical inference. Probability models, random variables, useful distributions, conditioning, expectations, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, point and confidence interval estimation, hypothesis tests, linear regression. This course replaces SIEO 4150
Fall 2023: STAT GU4001
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 4001 | 001/13343 | M 6:10pm - 8:40pm 501 Schermerhorn Hall |
Isabella Sanders | 3.00 | 133/189 |
Spring 2024: STAT GU4001
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
STAT 4001 | 001/13625 | M 6:10pm - 8:40pm 142 Uris Hall |
Isabella Sanders | 3.00 | 86/86 |
STAT 4001 | 002/13626 | M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm 602 Hamilton Hall |
Hammou El Barmi | 3.00 | 81/86 |
Applied Statistics Concentration Courses
The applied statistics sequence, together with an introductory course, forms the concentration in applied statistics. STAT UN2102 Applied statistical computing may be used to satisfy the computing requirement for the major, and the other concentration courses may be used to satisfy the elective requirements for the major. (Students who sat STAT GU4205 Linear Regression for the major would find that they have covered essentially all of the material in STAT UN2103 Applied Linear Regression Analysis.
STAT UN2102 Applied Statistical Computing. 3.00 points.
Corequisites: An introductory course in statistic (STAT UN1101 is recommended).
Corequisites: An introductory course in statistic (STAT UN1101 is recommended). This course is an introduction to R programming. After learning basic programming component, such as defining variables and vectors, and learning different data structures in R, students will, via project-based assignments, study more advanced topics, such as conditionals, modular programming, and data visualization. Students will also learn the fundamental concepts in computational complexity, and will practice writing reports based on their data analyses
Fall 2023: STAT UN2102
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 2102 | 001/13338 | T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm 517 Hamilton Hall |
Alex Pijyan | 3.00 | 46/86 |
Spring 2024: STAT UN2102
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
STAT 2102 | 001/13620 | T Th 4:10pm - 5:25pm 428 Pupin Laboratories |
Alex Pijyan | 3.00 | 62/120 |
STAT UN2103 APPLIED LINEAR REG ANALYSIS. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: An introductory course in statistics (STAT UN1101 is recommended). Students without programming experience in R might find STAT UN2102 very helpful. Develops critical thinking and data analysis skills for regression analysis in science and policy settings. Simple and multiple linear regression, non-linear and logistic models, random-effects models. Implementation in a statistical package. Emphasis on real-world examples and on planning, proposing, implementing, and reporting
Fall 2023: STAT UN2103
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 2103 | 001/13339 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 517 Hamilton Hall |
Wayne Lee | 3.00 | 24/86 |
Spring 2024: STAT UN2103
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
STAT 2103 | 001/13621 | M W 6:10pm - 7:25pm 717 Hamilton Hall |
Daniel Rabinowitz | 3.00 | 30/84 |
STAT UN2104 APPL CATEGORICAL DATA ANALYSIS. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: STAT UN2103 is strongly recommended. Students without programming experience in R might find STAT UN2102 very helpful.
Prerequisites: STAT UN2103 is strongly recommended. Students without programming experience in R might find STAT UN2102 very helpful. This course covers statistical models amd methods for analyzing and drawing inferences for problems involving categofical data. The goals are familiarity and understanding of a substantial and integrated body of statistical methods that are used for such problems, experience in anlyzing data using these methods, and profficiency in communicating the results of such methods, and the ability to critically evaluate the use of such methods. Topics include binomial proportions, two-way and three-way contingency tables, logistic regression, log-linear models for large multi-way contingency tables, graphical methods. The statistical package R will be used
Spring 2024: STAT UN2104
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 2104 | 001/13622 | M W 8:40am - 9:55am 702 Hamilton Hall |
Ronald Neath | 3.00 | 45/86 |
STAT UN3105 APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: At least one, and preferably both, of STAT UN2103 and UN2104 are strongly recommended. Students without programming experience in R might find STAT UN2102 very helpful.
Prerequisites: At least one, and preferably both, of STAT UN2103 and UN2104 are strongly recommended. Students without programming experience in R might find STAT UN2102 very helpful. This course is intended to give students practical experience with statistical methods beyond linear regression and categorical data analysis. The focus will be on understanding the uses and limitations of models, not the mathematical foundations for the methods. Topics that may be covered include random and mixed-effects models, classical non-parametric techniques, the statistical theory causality, sample survey design, multi-level models, generalized linear regression, generalized estimating equations and over-dispersion, survival analysis including the Kaplan-Meier estimator, log-rank statistics, and the Cox proportional hazards regression model. Power calculations and proposal and report writing will be discussed
Fall 2023: STAT UN3105
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 3105 | 001/13341 | M W 2:40pm - 3:55pm 717 Hamilton Hall |
Alex Pijyan | 3.00 | 39/86 |
STAT UN3106 APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: STAT UN2103. Students without programming experience in R might find STAT UN2102 very helpful.
Prerequisites: STAT UN2103. Students without programming experience in R might find STAT UN2102 very helpful. This course is a machine learning class from an application perspective. We will cover topics including data-based prediction, classification, specific classification methods (such as logistic regression and random forests), and basics of neural networks. Programming in homeworks will require R
Spring 2024: STAT UN3106
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 3106 | 001/13623 | T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm 332 Uris Hall |
Alex Pijyan | 3.00 | 50/50 |
Foundation Courses
The calculus-based foundation courses for the core of the statistics major. These courses are GU4203 Probability Theory, GU4204 Statistical Inference, GU4205 Linear Regression, GU4206 Statistical Computing and Introduction to Data Science, and GU4207 Elementary Stochastic processes. Ideally, students would take Probability theory or the equivalent before taking either Statistical Inference or Elementary Stochastic Processes, and would have taken Statistical Inference before, or at least concurrently with taking Linear Regression Analysis, and would have taken Linear Regression analysis before, or at least concurrently, with taking the computing and data science course. A semester of calculus should be taken before Probability, additional semesters of calculus are recommended before Statistical Inference, and a course in linear algebra before Linear Regression is strongly recommended. For the more advanced electives in stochastic processes, Probability Theory is an essential prerequisite, and many students would benefit from taking Elementary Stochastic Processes, too. Linear Regression and the computing and data science course should be taken before the advanced electives in machine learning and data science. Linear Regression is a strongly recommended prerequisite, or at least co-requisite, for the remaining advanced statistical electives.
Code | Title | Points |
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STAT GU4203 | PROBABILITY THEORY | |
STAT GU4204 | STATISTICAL INFERENCE | |
STAT GU4205 | LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS | |
STAT GU4206 | STAT COMP & INTRO DATA SCIENCE | |
STAT GU4207 | ELEMENTARY STOCHASTIC PROCESS |
Advanced Statistics Courses
Advanced statistics courses combine theory with methods and practical experience in data analysis. Undergraduates enrolling in advanced statistics courses would be well-advised to have completed STAT GU4203 (Probability Theory), GU4204 (Statistical Inference), and GU4205 (Linear Regression).
STAT GU4221 TIME SERIES ANALYSIS. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 or the equivalent. Least squares smoothing and prediction, linear systems, Fourier analysis, and spectral estimation. Impulse response and transfer function. Fourier series, the fast Fourier transform, autocorrelation function, and spectral density. Univariate Box-Jenkins modeling and forecasting. Emphasis on applications. Examples from the physical sciences, social sciences, and business. Computing is an integral part of the course
Fall 2023: STAT GU4221
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 4221 | 001/13356 | T Th 6:10pm - 7:25pm 501 Schermerhorn Hall |
Rongning Wu | 3.00 | 10/35 |
Spring 2024: STAT GU4221
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
STAT 4221 | 001/13633 | Sa 10:10am - 12:40pm 301 Uris Hall |
Franz Rembart | 3.00 | 9/25 |
STAT GU4222 NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS. 3.00 points.
CC/GS: Partial Fulfillment of Science Requirement
Prerequisites: STAT GU4204 or the equivalent.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4204 or the equivalent. Statistical inference without parametric model assumption. Hypothesis testing using ranks, permutations, and order statistics. Nonparametric analogs of analysis of variance. Non-parametric regression, smoothing and model selection
Spring 2024: STAT GU4222
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 4222 | 001/13678 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 501 Schermerhorn Hall |
Alberto Gonzalez Sanz | 3.00 | 3/25 |
STAT GU4223 MULTIVARIATE STAT INFERENCE. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 or the equivalent.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 or the equivalent. Multivariate normal distribution, multivariate regression and classification; canonical correlation; graphical models and Bayesian networks; principal components and other models for factor analysis; SVD; discriminant analysis; cluster analysis
STAT GU4224 BAYESIAN STATISTICS. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4204 or the equivalent.
This course introduces the Bayesian paradigm for statistical inference. Topics covered include prior and posterior distributions: conjugate priors, informative and non-informative priors; one- and two-sample problems; models for normal data, models for binary data, Bayesian linear models; Bayesian computation: MCMC algorithms, the Gibbs sampler; hierarchical models; hypothesis testing, Bayes factors, model selection; use of statistical software. Prerequisites: A course in the theory of statistical inference, such as STAT GU4204 a course in statistical modeling and data analysis, such as STAT GU4205
Fall 2023: STAT GU4224
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 4224 | 001/13357 | M W 6:10pm - 7:25pm 614 Schermerhorn Hall |
Ronald Neath | 3.00 | 21/35 |
Spring 2024: STAT GU4224
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
STAT 4224 | 001/13634 | T Th 7:40pm - 8:55pm 501 Schermerhorn Hall |
Dobrin Marchev | 3.00 | 17/25 |
STAT GU4231 SURVIVAL ANALYSIS. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 or the equivalent.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 or the equivalent. Survival distributions, types of censored data, estimation for various survival models, nonparametric estimation of survival distributions, the proportional hazard and accelerated lifetime models for regression analysis with failure-time data. Extensive use of the computer
STAT GU4232 GENERALIZED LINEAR MODELS. 3.00 points.
CC/GS: Partial Fulfillment of Science Requirement
Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 or the equivalent.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 or the equivalent. Statistical methods for rates and proportions, ordered and nominal categorical responses, contingency tables, odds-ratios, exact inference, logistic regression, Poisson regression, generalized linear models
STAT GU4233 Multilevel Models. 3 points.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 or the equivalent.
Theory and practice, including model-checking, for random and mixed-effects models (also called hierarchical, multi-level models). Extensive use of the computer to analyse data.
STAT GU4234 SAMPLE SURVEYS. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4204 or the equivalent. Introductory course on the design and analysis of sample surveys. How sample surveys are conducted, why the designs are used, how to analyze survey results, and how to derive from first principles the standard results and their generalizations. Examples from public health, social work, opinion polling, and other topics of interest
Spring 2024: STAT GU4234
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 4234 | 001/13635 | T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm 312 Mathematics Building |
Rongning Wu | 3.00 | 5/7 |
STAT GU4241 STATISTICAL MACHINE LEARNING. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4206.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4206. The course will provide an introduction to Machine Learning and its core models and algorithms. The aim of the course is to provide students of statistics with detailed knowledge of how Machine Learning methods work and how statistical models can be brought to bear in computer systems - not only to analyze large data sets, but to let computers perform tasks that traditional methods of computer science are unable to address. Examples range from speech recognition and text analysis through bioinformatics and medical diagnosis. This course provides a first introduction to the statistical methods and mathematical concepts which make such technologies possible
Spring 2024: STAT GU4241
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 4241 | 001/13636 | M W 10:10am - 11:25am 503 Hamilton Hall |
Samory Kpotufe | 3.00 | 12/50 |
STAT GU4261 STATISTICAL METHODS IN FINANCE. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 or the equivalent. A fast-paced introduction to statistical methods used in quantitative finance. Financial applications and statistical methodologies are intertwined in all lectures. Topics include regression analysis and applications to the Capital Asset Pricing Model and multifactor pricing models, principal components and multivariate analysis, smoothing techniques and estimation of yield curves statistical methods for financial time series, value at risk, term structure models and fixed income research, and estimation and modeling of volatilities. Hands-on experience with financial data
Fall 2023: STAT GU4261
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 4261 | 001/13359 | F 10:10am - 12:40pm 301 Pupin Laboratories |
Hammou El Barmi | 3.00 | 7/25 |
Spring 2024: STAT GU4261
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
STAT 4261 | 001/13638 | Sa 10:10am - 12:40pm 501 Schermerhorn Hall |
Zhiliang Ying | 3.00 | 22/25 |
STAT GU4263 STAT INF/TIME-SERIES MODELLING. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4204 or the equivalent. STAT GU4205 is recommended. Modeling and inference for random processes, from natural sciences to finance and economics. ARMA, ARCH, GARCH and nonlinear models, parameter estimation, prediction and filtering. This is a core course in the MS program in mathematical finance
Fall 2023: STAT GU4263
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 4263 | 001/13360 | T Th 6:10pm - 7:25pm 329 Pupin Laboratories |
Yisha Yao | 3.00 | 5/35 |
STAT 4263 | 002/13361 | Sa 10:10am - 12:40pm 301 Uris Hall |
Franz Rembart | 3.00 | 4/35 |
STAT GU4291 ADVANCED DATA ANALYSIS. 3.00 points.
Prerequisites: STAT GU4205 and at least one statistics course numbered between GU4221 and GU4261. This is a course on getting the most out of data. The emphasis will be on hands-on experience, involving case studies with real data and using common statistical packages. The course covers, at a very high level, exploratory data analysis, model formulation, goodness of fit testing, and other standard and non-standard statistical procedures, including linear regression, analysis of variance, nonlinear regression, generalized linear models, survival analysis, time series analysis, and modern regression methods. Students will be expected to propose a data set of their choice for use as case study material
Fall 2023: STAT GU4291
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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STAT 4291 | 001/13364 | F 5:10pm - 7:40pm 417 International Affairs Bldg |
Demissie Alemayehu | 3.00 | 5/25 |
Spring 2024: STAT GU4291
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
STAT 4291 | 001/13640 | F 10:10am - 12:40pm 301 Uris Hall |
Gabriel Young | 3.00 | 13/25 |
Actuarial Sciences Courses
Only students preparing for a career in actuarial sciences should consider the courses in this section. Such students may also be interested in courses offered through the School of Professional Studies M.S. Program in Actuarial Science, but must check with the academic advisors in their schools to know whether they are allowed to register for those courses. Students majoring in statistics and preparing for a career in actuarial science may take STAT GU4282 (Regression and Time Series Analysis) in place of the major requirement STAT GU4205 (Linear Regression Analysis).
Code | Title | Points |
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STAT GU4281 | Theory of Interest | |
STAT GU4282 | Linear Regression and Time Series Methods |
Advanced Data Science Courses
In response to the ever growing importance of ``big data” in scientific and policy endeavors, the last few years have seen an explosive growth in theory, methods, and applications at the interface between computer science and statistics. The Department offers a sequence that begins with the core course STAT GU4206 (Statistical Computing and Introduction to Data Science) and continues with the advanced electives GU4241 (Statistical Machine Learning) and GU4242 (Advanced Machine Learning), and also the advanced elective STAT GU4243 (Applied Data Science). Undergraduate students without experience in programming would likely benefit from taking the statistical computing and data science course before attempting GU4241, GU4242, or GU4243.
Code | Title | Points |
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STAT GU4241 | STATISTICAL MACHINE LEARNING | |
STAT GU4242 | Advanced Machine Learning | |
STAT GU4243 | APPLIED DATA SCIENCE | |
STAT GU4702 | Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization |
Advanced Stochastic Processes Courses
The stochastic processes electives in this section have STAT GU4203 (Probability Theory) or the equivalent as prerequisites Most students would also benefit from taking STAT GU4207 (Elementary Stochastic Processes) before embarking on the more advanced stochastic processes electives.
Code | Title | Points |
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STAT GU4262 | Stochastic Processes for Finance | |
STAT GU4264 | STOCHASTC PROCSSES-APPLICTNS I | |
STAT GU4265 | STOCHASTIC METHODS IN FINANCE |