Math 37700: Applied Statistics and Probability

Contact the department if you need to register and have taken CSc 102 instead of CSc 103 by sending email to the applied math advisor. The department will need to give you permission to register for Math 377.

Supervisor: Shirshendu Chatterjee

Introduction to SPSS; Introduction to Matlab; modeling and construction of random variables; study of Z, chi-square, t, and F distributions; study of order statistics; determination of p-values; understanding of hypothesis testing and confidence intervals; organization of data; various descriptive statistics such as measures of variability and location; categorical variables; sampling distributions with SPSS; statistical inference, linear regression models; regression analysis; analysis of variance; the jackknife methodology of computer based estimation, discriminant analysis, factor analysis, cluster analysis. 4 hr./wk.; 4 cr.

Prerequisites:

• Grade of C or better in Math 34600.
• Grade of C or better in Math 37600 or concurrent registration in Math 37600.
• Grade of C or better in either CSc 10200 or CSc 10300.

Exceptions to prerequisites granted by departmental permission.

Sections

For Spring 2026, the following sections are being offered:

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