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Statistics Minor

Mathematical Sciences

Office: Fenton Hall 223

(716) 673-3243

Dr. Junaid Zubairi, Chairperson
Dr. Lan Cheng, Coordinator

Email: mathematics.department@fredonia.edu

Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/mathematical-sciences

Minor Requirements

Some courses require prerequisites. Click on any hyperlinked course for additional information. 

Core Courses:

MATH 115Survey of Matrix Algebra

3
or
MATH 120Survey of Calculus I

3
or
MATH 122University Calculus I

4
 
STAT 260Introduction to Data Science

3
or
CSIT 121Computer Science I

3
or
CSIT 105Visual BASIC I

3
 
One of the following two course sequences:
STAT 200Statistical Methods I

3
and
STAT 300Statistical Methods II

3
 
or
 
STAT 250Statistics for Scientists

3
and
STAT 300Statistical Methods II

3
 
or
 
STAT 350Probability and Statistics

3
and
STAT 351Regression and Analysis of Variance

3
 
or
 
ECON 200Fundamentals of Statistics for Business Administration and Economics

3
and
BUAD 300Statistical Analysis

3
 
or
 
ECON 200Fundamentals of Statistics for Business Administration and Economics

3
and
ECON 300Statistical Analysis

3
 
or
 
PSY 200Statistics for Psychology

3
and
PSY 315Research Methods

3
 
or
 
SOC 200Statistics in the Real World

3
and
STAT 300Statistical Methods II

3
 
STAT 405Statistics Seminar

1
Total Credit Hours:13-14

Electives Courses:

BIOL 457Biostatistics

3
CSIT 473Data Warehousing and Mining

3
PSY 415Advanced Research Methods

3
SPMG 440Data Analytics for Sport Management

3
STAT 352Categorical Data Analysis

3
STAT 354Probability with Applications

3
STAT 355Mathematical Statistics

3
STAT 360Topics in Data Science

3
STAT 408Special Topics

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Total Credit Hours: 19-20

NOTE:

  • Alternative two-course sequences in statistics require approval from the chair of the Mathematical Sciences Department. 
  • An Independent Study or Research courses with substantial statistical content may be counted with approval from the department chair and the student's research or independent study advisor.
  • At least 9 credit hours must be different from those taken for the student's major or other minors.
  • Many course in this minor have pre-requisites, and/or are only offered every other year or on occasion.  Completion of the minor requires careful planning.  
  • BUAD 300 and ECON 300 cannot both be counted in this minor.