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STAT-5034: Inference Fundamentals with Applications to Categorical Data

Description: Fundamental concepts in statistical inference and related methods: point estimation, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, permutation, and resampling-based methods. Emphasizes use of R programming package, visualizing data, computation and interpretation of effect sizes, statistical simulation to compare the performance of available methods, role of sample size in statistical analysis, contingency tables, and use of model contrasts to assess specific hypotheses in the context of larger models.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: STAT-5024, STAT-5374

Corequisites: STAT-5014, STAT-5044

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.76 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 66.72%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Feng Guo202473.8%22.6%3.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.702
Christopher T Franck202284.9%15.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.804

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W