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2022-2023 General Catalog 
    
2022-2023 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Statistics, B.S.



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Program Learning Outcomes

  • Students should develop effective thinking and communication skills.
  • Students should learn to link applications and theory.
  • Students should learn to use technological tools.
  • Students should develop mathematical independence and experience open-ended inquiry.

In addition, students should be able to:

  • Describe data sets using appropriate numerical and graphical techniques
  • Develop mathematical tools necessary to perform statistical calculations and to understand distributions and statistical theory
  • Design experiments and survey sampling methods that allow results to be statistically analyzed to test hypotheses
  • Determine which statistical analyses are suitable, perform the analyses using technology, and assess the validity of necessary assumptions and interpret the results
  • Construct and apply probability models for both discrete and continuous random variables; and communicate with non-statisticians in written and oral formats to learn what a client is interested in ascertaining and to present the results from a statistical analysis
  • Construct and verify mathematical proofs
  • Discuss properties of estimators and explain the rationale and assumptions behind statistical procedures
  • Apply stochastic models to solve real-world problems

Degree Requirements


See the “Degree Requirements ” in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements.

General Education Requirements (48 units)

See the “General Education Program ” requirements in the University Catalog for information on General Education requirements. Some major requirements may double count for GE requirements.

Units


Total units in B.S. program: 52

Program Roadmaps


Sample Four-Year Program


Bachelor of Science in Statistics


Freshman Year: 31 Units

Sophomore Year: 31 Units

Junior Year: 30 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

Senior Year: 28 Units

Fall Semester (14 Units)

Spring Semester (14 Units)

Total Units: 120


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