ST 542: Statistical Practice

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Units: 3

This course will provide a discussion-based introduction to statistical practice geared towards students in the final semester of their Master of Statistics degree. Note: the course will be offered in person [Fall] and online [Spring and Summer].

Prerequisite: [ST 512 or ST 514 or ST 516 or ST 518] and [ST 502 or ST 522 or ST 702]

Offered in Fall Spring Summer

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How ST 542 Works

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Each week material will be presented in some combination of reading material, voice over slides lectures, and webinars. There will be a mix of activities for you to complete.

  • Forums for discussing issues and practicing techniques
  • Writing assignments
  • Creating a video presentation

To complete a forum, you must post something constructive and share at least one response to another post. Forums are evaluated based on participation as well as professionalism. I like for the forums to be completed within the week that the material is posted. Please do not try to work too far ahead or behind.

There will be a few one-week individual writing assignments. There will also be several two- to three-week assignments associated with your consulting project that will be completed as a team. Finally, you will get practice evaluating each others’ work. The schedule of team writing assignments and presentations and peer evaluation assignments follows.