Minor Programs
Minor in Statistics
The Department offers a minor program in Statistics that consists of a survey at the upper division level of the fundamentals of mathematical statistics and of the most widely used applied statistical methods.
The minor is designated to provide students in other disciplines with opportunities for exposure and skill development in advanced statistical methods. These methods are useful for conducting research in applied subjects, and they are appealing to employees and graduate schools seeking students with quantitative skills. The minor is flexible, so that students from most majors can find a path to the minor that serves their needs.
Preparation
- Statistics 13 or 32 or 100 or 102.
Minor Requirements (20 units)
- STA 106 Analysis of Variance
- STA 108 Regression Analysis
- STA 131A-B Introduction to Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics
- Or STA 130A-B Mathematical Statistics: Brief Course
One courses from:
- STA 104 Nonparametric Statistics
- STA 135 Multivariate Data Analysis
- STA 137 Applied time Series Analysis
- STA 138 Analysis of Categorical Data
- STA 141 Statistical Computing
- STA 142 Reliability
- STA 144 Sampling Theory of Surveys
- STA 145 Bayesian Statistical Inference
To request certification of a minor, you must have a grade point average of 2.0 in all courses required for the minor. At most, one course used in satisfaction of your minor may be applied to your major. If you elect more than one minor, these minors may not have any courses in common.
If you want to have completion of a minor certified on your transcript, you must obtain a minor petition from the college of your major, and file it no later than the deadline for filing for graduation. For majors in the College of Letters and Science, the form, Declare a Minor, can be downloaded here.
