STAT 220

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Statistical Modeling for Data Science

Statistics College of Computational, Mathematical, & Physical Sciences

Course Description

Statistical thinking, basic probability and random variables, estimation, uncertainty in estimation, inference and interpretation for the linear model, prediction, model comparison, introduction to Bayesian statistics, binary data, evaluating classification models, data ethics and privacy

When Taught

Fall

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3

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3

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Title

Random Variables and Distributions

Learning Outcome

Understand the assumptions and properties of the Bernoulli and normal distributions

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Maximum Likelihood

Learning Outcome

Understand the basic principles of maximum likelihood estimation

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Linear Models

Learning Outcome

Fit the linear regression model using statistical software; predict using the linear model; assess the fit of the linear model, quantify uncertainty associated with the linear model

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Data Ethics and Privacy

Learning Outcome

Understand how the use of data can be an invasion of privacy and how privacy should always be protected. Understand the implications of systemic biases that can be embedded in statistical models

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Bayes' Theorem

Learning Outcome

Explain how conditional probability and Bayes' Theorem relate to the analysis of data via the Bayesian paradigm

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Bayesian Analysis

Learning Outcome

Interpret and explain the results of Bayesian analyses

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Logistic Regression

Learning Outcome

Fit and interpret a logistic regression model