The Analysis and Display of Data

INTSTDS 3400: The Analysis and Display of Data

Introduction to the analysis of data. Topics include sampling, data collection, probability, inference, random variables, display of data, correlation, and analysis of variance. This course does not count toward a course elective for Econ majors.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for Econ 4400 (444), 5410 (641), 5420 (642), 3400 (443), Stat 1430 (133), 1450 (145), 2450 (245) or AEDEcon 2005 (205). GE data anly course. Cross-listed in Econ.
Credit Hours
3.0

The ability to manipulate, analyze, and present data is an essential career tool in the 21st century. Students in this class will be taught the basics of data presentation and analysis, as well as, how to use the most common data analysis and presentation software packages available (EXCEL, SAS, SPSS, Stata and R). Upon completion of the course, students will be able to analyze and present data using the most common software packages in the private and public sectors as well as academia.

Prerequisites: None.

Fulfills the GEC-R AND GE Data Analysis course.  This course is cross-listed with Economics 3400.

Semester(s) Offered:

Autumn
Spring