Course Description for Statistics 101-103, Introduction to Statistics

Each of these courses gives a basic introduction to statistics, requiring no mathematics beyond high school algebra. Topics include numerical and graphical summaries of data, probability, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and regression. Each course focuses on applications to a particular field of study and is taught jointly by two instructors, one specializing in statistics and the other in the relevant area of application. The Tuesday lecture, which introduces general concepts and methods of statistics, is attended by all students in Statistics 101-103 together. The course separates for Thursday lectures, which develop the concepts with examples and applications. Computers are used for data analysis.

Statistics 101aG/Biology 150aG, Introduction to Statistics: Life Sciences

Instructors: Mr. Andrew Barron, Mr. Junhyong Kim.
Statistical and probabilistic analysis of biological problems presented with a unified foundation in basic statistical theory. The problems are drawn from genetics, ecology, epidemiology, and bioinformatics.

Statistics 102aG/EP & E 203a/Political Science 425a, Introduction to Statistics: Social Sciences

Instructors: Mr. Andrew Barron, Mr. Martin Gilens. (Section 1 -- Political Science)
Instructors: Mr. Andrew Barron, Mr. Donald Green. (Section 2 -- Political Psychology)
Instructors: Mr. Andrew Barron, Mr. John Hartigan. (Section 3 -- Data Analysis)
Statistical analysis of social science problems, primarily drawn from political science and sociology, presented with a unified foundation in basic statistical theory.

Statistics 103aG/F & ES 205a/F & ES 835a, Introduction to Statistics: Environmental Sciences

Instructors: Mr. Andrew Barron, Mr. Kenneth Carling.
An introduction to probability and statistics with emphasis on applications to forestry and environmental sciences.

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