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  • SPMT 800: Thesis

    6.00 Credits
    Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

    Students pursuing a thesis program should contact their academic advisor concerning research after completing about one-half of their degree coursework. The advisor will assist the student with the necessary steps (such as preliminary selection of a topic and arranging for the appointment of a committee) to proceed.
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  • STAT 124: Introduction to Survey Methods

    3.00 Credits
    Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

    Introduction to Survey Methods: A 100 level course that introduces students to aspects of how surveys work. Students learn about the design, and interpretation of survey data. A range of survey strategies (e.g., telephone, face-to-face, mail and internet surveys) within the broader context of a research or evaluation project are introduced. Topics include formulation of research goals, developing an appropriate questionnaire design, protection of human subjects and proper conduct of research, sample size calculation and sample design, survey administration, construction of a survey report including basic data analysis techniques, and presentation of the results of a survey. Class topics are designed to convey practical knowledge of survey design.
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  • STAT 139: Foundations of Academic Discovery

    3.00 Credits
    Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

    Foundations of Academic Discovery serves as the entry point to the Rock Integrated Studies Program. With its strong faculty-student interaction, the course promotes intellectual inquiry, critical and creative thinking, and computer skills needed for academic success. Through varied content, the course introduces students to academic discourse and information literacy while exploring topics such as diversity and inclusion and global awareness. This course will set students along the path to becoming engaged with issues and scholarship important to a 21st century education while they learn about themselves and their place in the world.
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  • STAT 152: Elementary Statistics I

    3.00 Credits
    Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

    This is a course about how data inform every aspect of our lives. This course focuses on what data are collected, how they are collected, how they are summarized and interpreted, and how possible error in those data is quantified and understood. In this class, we will learn about ways in which statistics are used by businesses, governmental agencies, researchers, and practitioners to understand our world. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, bivariate and multivariate data, elementary probability, random variables, normal and binomial probability distributions, Central Limit Theorem, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and simple linear regression.
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  • STAT 190: Experimental

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

    A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.
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  • STAT 195: Workshop

    1.00 - 6.00 Credits
    Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

    A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.
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  • STAT 198: Selected Topics

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

    A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.
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  • STAT 252: Introduction to Statistical Modeling

    3.00 Credits
    Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

    What do we mean when we talk about "statistical modeling"? How can statistical models be used to provide evidence for scientific or social theories? In this course, we begin by reviewing hypothesis testing and learn how hypothesis testing is applied in a wide variety of statistical contexts. We then move on to the workhouse of statistical modeling, linear regression, and learn the complex methods used to determine the validity of regression models. We then touch on analysis of variance models, polynomial regression, and time series. R will be used for data analysis, but no prior knowledge of R is assumed.
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  • STAT 254: Nonparametric Statistics

    3.00 Credits
    Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

    Statistical models in nonparametric settings. Theory and practice using techniques requiring less restrictive assumptions about the distribution of the data. Nonparametric analogues of t- and F-tests in one and two sample settings, ANOVA, regression and correlation will be discussed.
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  • STAT 256: Statistical Computing

    3.00 Credits
    Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

    Statistical computing considers how data are processed and analyzed, and how statistical models are simulated, in a computational setting. The current landscape of the statistical computing community will be explored, including common statistical software, proprietary versus open-source statistical languages, and how statistical software packages are tailored for specific uses. Computationally intense statistical techniques will be discussed and programmed. At least one proprietary and one open-source statistical computing environment will be learned. Students will learn how to combine the functionality of different statistical packages to create and present a data analysis optimally. Prior experience with computer programming highly recommended.
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