Course Info: CS-0206
| Course | CS-0206 Introduction to Statistics |
| Long Title | Introduction to Statistics |
| Term | 2018F |
| Note(s) |
Satisfies Distribution Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Adele Simmons Hall 126 on T,TH from 2:00-3:20 |
| Faculty | Ethan Meyers |
| Capacity | 20 |
| Available | -2 |
| Waitlist | 1 |
| Distribution(s) |
Mind, Brain, and Information |
| Cumulative Skill(s) | Quantitative Skills |
| Additional Info | In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. This time includes reading, writing, and research. |
| Description | This class is an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics that are useful for analyzing data from a variety of fields. Topics covered included summary statistics, graphical methods, and resampling and parametric inference methods for calculating confidence intervals and conducting hypothesis tests. Students also learned how to use the R programming language to analyze data. Assignments consisted of weekly problem sets (11 in total) and a final project in which students had to analyze a dataset of their choosing in more depth. |