Statistics Certificate

Required Foundation Courses:

The two required foundation courses are designed as entry courses, STAT 608 and STAT 609 . These courses would provide a foundation of statistical inference, design of experiments, and regression analysis. However, a student could petition that these courses be waived if they could sufficiently demonstrate that they have taken similar courses in another discipline or degree. The decision to waive one or both of the foundation courses would be made at the time of application to the certificate program by a committee within the Statistics Program. It is the responsibility of the student to provide sufficient evidence (syllabus or course description) to waive these courses. If the foundation courses are waived, the student would be required to take two additional courses in the statistics curriculum.

Up to two courses can be substituted for this Certificate, with the following restrictions:

The courses must be graduate courses at the University of Delaware.
The courses must be in consultation with and approved by your advisor in Applied Economics and Statistics.
The courses must be beyond the required courses by your department and your degree at the University of Delaware.

The purpose of the certificate is to go beyond what is typically required. All substitutions must meet this requirement.

STAT 608 - Statistical Research Methods Credit(s): 3
STAT 609 - Regression and Experimental Design Credit(s): 3

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These courses are designed for students with limited background in statistics who want to gain an appreciation of the logic of inference in confidence intervals and hypotheses tests, along with an introduction to basic multivariate approaches of experimental design and regression. These course are currently being taught with JMP software. These courses would not count toward a M.S. in Statistics.

Required Intermediate Courses:

STAT 611 - Regression Analysis Credit(s): 3
STAT 615 - Design and Analysis of Experiments Credit(s): 3

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These courses are considered essential training for anyone who participates in statistics. These courses are typically taught using SAS software.

Additional Courses

Choose one of the following (3 credits).

STAT 601 - Probability Theory for Operations Research and Statistics Credit(s): 3 - requires advanced calculus
STAT 602 - Mathematical Statistics Credit(s): 3 - requires advanced calculus
STAT 613 - Applied Multivariate Statistics Credit(s): 3 - this course would not count toward a M.S. in Statistics
STAT 616 - Advanced Design of Experiments Credit(s): 3 - requires completion of STAT 615
STAT 617 - Multivariate Methods and Statistical Learning Credit(s): 3 - requires advanced calculus and linear algebra
STAT 619 - Time Series Analysis Credit(s): 3
STAT 621 - Survival Analysis Credit(s): 3
STAT 656 - Biostatistics Credit(s): 3
STAT 670 - Probability Theory in Statistics Credit(s): 3 - requires calculus; this course would not count toward a M.S. in Statistics
STAT 671 - Mathematical Statistics Credit(s): 3 - requires calculus; this course would not count toward a M.S. in Statistics
STAT 674 - Applied Data Base Management Credit(s): 3
STAT 675 - Logistic Regression Credit(s): 3

Note:

These courses are generally taught with SAS, R, or JMP. STAT 674 exclusively uses SAS. Students would be required to learn to use SAS on their own for these courses. Some of these courses require advanced mathematics and prerequisite courses within the program, as noted above.

Statistics Certificate

Required Foundation Courses:

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Required Intermediate Courses:

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Additional Courses

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Credits to Total a Minimum of 15

Last Revised for 2019-2020