Statistics Minor

Students who complete the minor in statistics receive serious exposure to probability theory, statistical estimation theory, statistical analysis, and the design of statistical data collection.

Prerequisites for the Minor

Students choosing to minor in statistics are required to complete prerequisite courses in mathematics. Some may be completed concurrently with the 7 courses for the minor.

Course Title
Prerequisite courses (units vary by sequence)
MATH 220-1
MATH 220-2
Single-Variable Differential Calculus
and Single-Variable Integral Calculus
or MATH 218-1
MATH 218-2
MATH 218-3
Single-Variable Calculus with Precalculus
and Single-Variable Calculus with Precalculus
and Single-Variable Calculus with Precalculus
MATH 230-1Multivariable Differential Calculus
or MATH 228-1 Multivariable Differential Calculus for Engineering
or MATH 281-1 Accelerated Mathematics for ISP: First Year
or MATH 285-2 Accelerated Mathematics for MMSS: First Year
or MATH 290-2 MENU: Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus
or MATH 291-2 MENU: Intensive Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus
MATH 226-0
MATH 230-2
Sequences and Series
and Multivariable Integral Calculus
or STAT 228-0 Series and Multiple Integrals
or MATH 235-0 Series and Multiple Integrals
or MATH 226-0
MATH 228-2
Sequences and Series
and Multivariable Integral Calculus for Engineering
or MATH 226-0
MATH 281-2
Sequences and Series
and Accelerated Mathematics for ISP: First Year
or MATH 226-0
MATH 285-3
Sequences and Series
and Accelerated Mathematics for MMSS: First Year
or MATH 226-0
MATH 290-3
Sequences and Series
and MENU: Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus
or MATH 226-0
MATH 291-3
Sequences and Series
and MENU: Intensive Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus
MATH 240-0Linear Algebra
or MATH 281-3 Accelerated Mathematics for ISP: First Year
or MATH 285-1 Accelerated Mathematics for MMSS: First Year
or MATH 290-1 MENU: Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus
or MATH 291-1 MENU: Intensive Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus
or GEN_ENG 205-1 Engineering Analysis I

Courses for the minor

Course Title
Minor Requirements (7 units)
2 introductory courses:
STAT 201-0Introduction to Programming for Data Science
or COMP_SCI 110-0 Introduction to Computer Programming
(students who do not take STAT 201-0 are responsible for independently learning content not covered in alternative course) 1
STAT 202-0Introduction to Statistics and Data Science
or STAT 210-0 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
or STAT 232-0 Applied Statistics
5 core courses
STAT 320-1Statistical Theory & Methods 1
or STAT 383-0 Probability and Statistics for ISP
or MATH 310-1 Probability and Stochastic Processes
or MATH 311-1 MENU: Probability and Stochastic Processes
or MATH 314-0 Probability and Statistics for Econometrics
or MATH 385-0 Probability and Statistics for MMSS
or ELEC_ENG 302-0 Probabilistic Systems
or IEMS 302-0 Probability
(students who do not take STAT 320-1 are responsible for independently learning content not covered in alternative course) 1
STAT 320-2Statistical Theory & Methods 2
STAT 320-3Statistical Theory & Methods 3
STAT 348-0Applied Multivariate Analysis
or STAT 351-0 Design and Analysis of Experiments
or STAT 354-0 Time Series Modeling
STAT 350-0Regression Analysis
or ECON 381-2 Econometrics
1

List of topics not covered in substitute courses can be found on the department website.

The Statistics Minor in Relation to Majors

The minor in Statistics can be completed along with any major. The general Weinberg College policies about major/minor pairings apply. Below is clarifying text about how this works with certain majors, and where particular exceptions to general rules are approved.

The Statistics Minor for Students in the Integrated Science Program

Students complete all requirements for ISP major, and requirements for Statistics minor are modified as follows:

All other statistics minor course requirements remain the same.

The Statistics Minor for Students in the Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences Program

Students complete all requirements for the MMSS adjunct major, and requirements for the Statistics minor are modified as follows:

All other statistics minor course requirements remain the same.

Statistics Minor and the Data Science Major

see Data Science Major catalog page