Statistical methods and methods for data analysis are crucial for all disciplines in which data are present. As collection of data grows in all sectors of employment, the Department of Statistics prepares students to meet the challenges of data collection, data reduction, interpretation, and analysis.
Department Offerings
Courses
The department offers a variety of introductory courses and more advanced course work in specialized statistical methodology and applications. The focus of the department’s offerings is applied, computational, and theoretical, with special emphasis on biostatistics, graphics and visualization, federal statistics, and data analytics.
Undergraduate Programs
The Department of Statistics offers an undergraduate Statistics, BS, as well as a Data Analysis Minor and a Statistics Minor. A variety of advanced undergraduate courses are also available for inclusion in other degree programs.
Graduate Programs
The department also administers three master's degree programs: Statistical Science, MS, Biostatistics, MS and Data Analytics Engineering, MS. The Data Analytics Engineering, MS is a multidisciplinary program with courses and concentrations offered by many participating departments in the Volgenau School of Engineering.
Two dual master's degree programs, the Mathematics and Statistical Science Dual-Degree, MS and the Operations Research and Statistical Science Dual-Degree, MS are offered in conjunction with the Mathematical Sciences and Systems Engineering and Operations Research departments respectively.
Finally, the Statistical Science, PhD represents the highest academic attainment for a statistician and, as such, requires in-depth knowledge of modern statistical theory and practice.
Department Faculty
Professors
Carr, Davis (associate chair), Rosenberger (chair), Vidyashankar
Associate Professors
Diao, Sutton, Tang
Assistant Professors
Bagchi, Bruce, Holmes, Hunter, Izmirli, Johnson, Qiao, Ramezani, Slawski, Strazzeri
Emeritus Faculty
Bolstein, Miller
Statistics (STAT)
200 Level Courses
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: MATH 113*C, 115*C or 124*C.
* May be taken concurrently.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
300 Level Courses
Required Prerequisites: STAT 260C and (MATH 114C or 116C) and STAT 362*C.
* May be taken concurrently.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (MATH 114C or 116C).
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (MATH 213C or 215C).
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 250C or 260C.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 334C or 344C or (STAT 346C and 362C).
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 346C or MATH 351C.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 250C or 260C) and (MATH 114*C or 116*C).
* May be taken concurrently.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 250C, 260C, BUS 310C or STAT 344C.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
400 Level Courses
Required Prerequisites: STAT 350C, 354C or 360C.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 350C, 354C, 360C or BUS 310C.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 350C, 354C or 360C) and (STAT 362*C).
* May be taken concurrently.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 350C, 354C or 360C.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 350C, 354C, 360C or BUS 310C.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 350C, 354C or 360C.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisite: STAT 456C.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 350C, 354C or 360C) and STAT 362*C.
* May be taken concurrently.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 354C or 360C) and STAT 362C and ENGH 302C and (COMM 100C or 101C).
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Senior.
Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Statistics.
Enrollment limited to students in a Bachelor of Science degree.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisite: STAT 489C.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Statistics.
Enrollment limited to students in a Bachelor of Science degree.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Statistics.
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Washington Consortium level students may not enroll.
Students with the terminated from VSE major attribute may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
500 Level Courses
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 535B- or 554B-.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 535B- or 554B-.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 535B- or 554B-.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 535B- or 554B-.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
600 Level Courses
Required Prerequisites: STAT 654B- and 544B-.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 544B- and 554*B-.
* May be taken concurrently.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisite: STAT 554B-.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy or Graduate.
Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Biostatistics or Statistical Science.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 544*B- and 554B-.
* May be taken concurrently.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 544B- and 554B-).
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 544B- and 554B-).
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 554B- and 544*B-.
* May be taken concurrently.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 654B- and 544*B-.
* May be taken concurrently.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 544B- and 554B-).
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 544B- and 554B-).
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisite: (STAT 574B-).
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisite: STAT 654B-.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
700 Level Courses
Required Prerequisite: (STAT 658B-).
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 652B- and 654B-).
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 663B- or 515B-).
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 652B- and 654B-).
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 652B- and 654B-.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: STAT 652B- or CSI 672B-.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Washington Consortium level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Special scale.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.
800 Level Courses
Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Statistical Science.
Enrollment limited to students in the VS-PHD-STAT program.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Enrollment limited to students in a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
900 Level Courses
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 544B and MATH 315B).
B Requires minimum grade of B.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 652B- or CSI 672B-) and (CSI 876*B-, STAT 971*B- or CSI 971*B-).
* May be taken concurrently.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Required Prerequisites: (STAT 972B- or CSI 972B-).
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Enrollment limited to students in the College of Science, Schar School of Policy and Gov or Volgenau School of Engineering colleges.
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.