University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 17 courses 17-20 total credits
The minor, administered by the Department of Statistics, is designed to provide students with an understanding of the concepts of statistical inference and a familiarity with the methods of applied statistical analysis. A minor in statistics will assist students with their major field of study to better prepare them for a career in their chosen field. It will also prepare students for graduate studies in statistics or in one of many areas where data analysis plays an important role. Interested students should contact the Statistics undergraduate advisor for admission into the minor. Students should have completed the calculus sequence through MATH 231 before entering the minor.
| Total Hours | 17-20 credits |
Statistics Concepts -Select one of the following
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CPSC 241 | Intro to Applied Statistics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Economic Statistics I | 3 |
| EPSY 280 | Elements of Statistics | 4 |
| PSYC 235 | Intro to Statistics | 3 |
| STAT 100 | Statistics | 3 |
| STAT 107 | Data Science Discovery | 4 |
| SOC 280 | Intro to Social Statistics | 4 |
| Total Statistics Concepts -Select one of the following | 3-4 credits | |
Data Analysis -Select one of the following
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| STAT 200 | Statistical Analysis | 3 |
| STAT 207 | Data Science Exploration | 4 |
| STAT 212 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| ECON 203 | Economic Statistics II | 3 |
| Total Data Analysis -Select one of the following | 3 credits | |
Linear Algebra -Select one of the following
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 225 | Introductory Matrix Theory | 2 |
| MATH 257 | Linear Algebra with Computational Applications | 3 |
| MATH 415 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3-4 |
| Total Linear Algebra -Select one of the following | 2-3 credits | |
Mathematical Statistics -Select one of the following
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| STAT 400 | Statistics and Probability I | 4 |
| STAT 408 | Actuarial Statistics I | 4 |
| MATH 461 | Probability Theory | 3-4 |
| Total Mathematical Statistics -Select one of the following | 3-4 credits | |
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