MTH G343 - Applied Statistics 

Spring 2004

Course Information

Instructor:

Adam Ding

Time and Place:

Monday & Wednesday 5:50 – 7:20 PM, 102 RY

Office Hours:

Monday & Thursday 2:50-3:40pm

Prerequisites:

None

Textbook:

Principles of Biostatistics, 2nd Edition, by Marcello 
Pagano and Kimberlee Gauvreau. Duxbury Press. 

Course Description

MTH G343 is designed as a basic introductory course in statistical methods for graduate
students in various applied sciences. The emphasis is on providing the students with an
understanding and appreciation of basic statistical concepts and a basic toolbox of
classical statistical methods.

The course has several overall goals.
 

·        First, students should learn some basic concepts of statistics. They should develop an understanding of the field of statistics, which enables them to choose and pursue further coursework in applied statistics as appropriate for their need.

·        Second, students should be prepared to handle simple statistical data analyses on their own. They should learn how to formulate the problem, how to choose appropriate statistical methods, how to carry out the analysis using computers, and how to interpret the computer-generated results.

·        Third, students should learn to become informed and critical readers of quantitative arguments.

·        Finally, when students are facing statistical problems beyond their own means, they should be able to communicate effectively with statistical consultants.


The covered topics include:

  1. descriptive statistics;
  2. probability and probability models;
  3. inference for population means in one- and two-sample settings;
  4. one-way analysis of variance;
  5. nonparametric methods;
  6. inference on proportions and contingency tables;
  7. correlation and regression;
  8. survival analysis;
  9. selection of statistical methods


 

The students will be introduced to the computer package SPSS (Statistical
Package for Social Services). At the end of the course, students should be
able to carry out most of the statistical analysis using SPSS.

Some class materials are available online at Blackboard. Please go to www.blackboard.neu.edu and login with your myNEU id and password. Then enroll in the course G343 Applied Statistics using code MTH-G343.

Department of Mathematics

Office: 

538 Nightingale Hall 

Northeastern University

Phone: 

(617) 373-5231 

Boston, MA, 02115 

Email:

ding@neu.edu 

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