STSCI 4950

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STSCI 4950
Statistical Consulting

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023. Courses of Study 2022-2023 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course will give students the opportunity to apply the statistical knowledge gained in their courses to "real-life" problems. Students will be integrated in the Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit (CSCU) and be exposed to various areas in which statistical methods are applied. Students will gain experience in choosing appropriate statistical procedures and their implementations in various statistical software packages. They will also learn how to communicate effectively to understand the client's problem and to explain methods and results to non-statisticians.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: BTRY 3010, BTRY 3020, BTRY 3080 and BTRY 4090 or equivalent.

Outcomes
  • Integrate the statistical knowledge gained in courses and apply them to "real-life" problems.
  • Learn to communicate effectively with clients to gather the information needed to make the link between the research questions to be addressed and the statistical methods.
  • Research the application of statistical methodologies that are useful to clients and explain them to an audience of non-statisticians.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BTRY 4950, BTRY 7950

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  9907 STSCI 4950   LEC 001

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    • R
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Basu, S

      Booth, J

      Guinness, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person