STATS 207 Data-centered Investigation and Analysis

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Points: 15

Prereqs: 15 points from STATS 101, 102, 108, 191

Restrictions: You may take only one of STATS 201, 207 and STATS 208.

Credit: Final exam= 50%; assignment= 20%; project= 30%. Students must obtain at least 50% overall and at least 45% in the final exam to pass.

Textbooks: Wild & Seber "Chance Encounters: A First Course in Data Analysis and Inference". Also consult the Mathematics and Statistics Student Resource Centre.

Website: STATS 207 website

A practical course in the statistical analysis of data, with hands on experience in research design and execution. The primary coursework assessment will be a self-selected group project. STATS 207 will have no mid-semester test. The exam for STATS 207 will be the same as for STATS 201/8.

Topics studied include: Exploratory Data Analysis, Review of Statistical Inference, Tables of Counts, Models and Transformations, Regression, Analysis of Varience, Logistic Progression and Time Series.

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