Statistics*

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
Division of Biostatistics
270 Farber Hall
South Campus
Buffalo, NY 14214-3000
(716) 829-2975, ext. 716
Fax: (716) 829-2200
Web: Biostatistics
Maurizio Trevisan, Chair

*Not a baccalaureate degree program

The Program
Statistics is the science of making decisions in the face of uncertainty. The study of statistics provides a background for understanding numerical data and the process of making inferences from such data. Statistics is an invaluable tool for all scientific disciplines, as well as being a significant mathematical discipline in its own right. The Division of Biostatistics provides students with a calculus-based foundation in probability and statistics before branching into numerous areas of application. The foundation provided prepares students for career opportunities in government, business, and industry, or for graduate study in any quantitative discipline.

Statistics (STA)

111 Introduction to Probability and Statistics I (3) (F; Sp)
Designed especially for students in the humanities or the social sciences. Focuses primarily on the fundamental ideas of probability, and introduces statistics. LEC

112 Introduction to Probability and Statistics II (3) (Sp)
Prerequisite: STA111
A continuation of STA111. Detailed study of those statistical procedures widely used in various fields of application. The combination of STA111 and STA112 provides a well-balanced program of both probability and statistical inference. LEC

119 Statistical Methods (3/1) (F; Sp)
Covers topics in descriptive statistics, probability, inference, and experimental design, all of which are put together to draw conclusions from uncertainty through analysis of experimental data. Although a general statistical methods course, the material (through examples) is geared towards sciences majors, especially those in the health sciences. Looks into the underlying reasoning behind the techniques rather than just pure application. LEC/REC

401 Introduction to Probability (3/1) (F; Sp)
Prerequisite: MTH142
Corequisite: MTH241
Recommended for statistics, computer science, mathematics, science, and engineering students who wish to acquire a calculus-based understanding of the theory of probability. LEC/REC

402 Introduction to Statistical Inference (3/1) (Sp)
Prerequisite: STA401
Introduces the theory and principles of point and interval estimation and testing of statistical hypotheses. LEC/REC

427 Statistics for Biological and Medical Sciences (3) (Sp)
Prerequisite: one semester of calculus
Covers topics in descriptive statistics, probability, inference, and experimental design, all of which are put together to draw conclusions from uncertainty through analysis of experimental data. Rather than just learning names of procedures to use and which computer package would give some results, this course looks into the mathematics behind the procedures. We do, however, look at computer package results and journal articles that are relevant to the discussion. LEC

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Last updated: Thursday, 09-Dec-2004 15:21:20 EST