STSCI 5951 - Statistical Consulting for MPS 1

Fall. 2 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: Multivariate calculus, linear algebra, and basic statistics. Department consent. Open only to students in MPS in Applied Statistics.

P. Velleman.

This course is for MPS students, who will be behaving as statistical consultants for clients and then presenting their analyses at the end of the semester. The course will discuss consulting in general. The topics will include: the statistical consulting process, how to interview a client, what to learn about the client’s problem and data, helping the client refine their questions and design a study, making initial displays of the data, dealing with data problems, etc. Writing skills will be emphasized, and students will write frequent short essays.