Statistics, B.S.
Statistics B.S. Program Learning Outcomes
- Students should develop effective thinking and communication skills.
- Students should learn to link applications and theory.
- Students should learn to use technological tools.
- Students should develop mathematical independence and experience open-ended inquiry.
In addition, students should be able to:
- Describe data sets using appropriate numerical and graphical techniques
- Develop mathematical tools necessary to perform statistical calculations and to understand distributions and statistical theory
- Design experiments and survey sampling methods that allow results to be statistically analyzed to test hypotheses
- Determine which statistical analyses are suitable, perform the analyses using technology, and assess the validity of necessary assumptions and interpret the results
- Construct and apply probability models for both discrete and continuous random variables; and communicate with non-statisticians in written and oral formats to learn what a client is interested in ascertaining and to present the results from a statistical analysis
- Construct and verify mathematical proofs
- Discuss properties of estimators and explain the rationale and assumptions behind statistical procedures
- Apply stochastic models to solve real-world problems
Faculty Advisors
- Rodrigo Gaitan (email gaitan@sonoma.edu for appointment)
- Susan Herring (email susan.herring@sonoma.edu for appointment)
- Elaine Newman (email elaine.newman@sonoma.edu or appointment)
Program Information
| Degree Requirements | Units |
|---|---|
| General education (48 units, 8 units covered by major requirements) | 42 |
| Major (includes 8 units in GE) | 52 |
| Electives | 28 |
| Total units needed for graduation | 120 |
For more information, please consult Statistics, B.S in the Catalog.
Major Requirements
- MATH 161 - Differential and Integral Calculus I Unit(s): 4
- MATH 165 - Elementary Applied Statistics Unit(s): 4
- MATH 211 - Differential and Integral Calculus II Unit(s): 4
- MATH 220 - Reasoning and Proof Unit(s): 4
- MATH 241 - Linear Algebra with Applications in Differential Equations Unit(s): 4
- MATH 261 - Multivariable Calculus Unit(s): 4
- MATH 265 - Intermediate Applied Statistics with SPSS Unit(s): 4
- MATH 322 - Linear Algebra Unit(s): 4
- MATH 340 - Real Analysis I Unit(s): 4
- MATH 345 - Probability Theory Unit(s): 4
- MATH 367 - Statistical Consulting and Communication Unit(s): 2
- MATH 381 - Computing for Statistics: SAS Programming Language Unit(s): 2
- MATH 445 - Mathematical Statistics and Operations Research Unit(s): 4
- MATH 465 - Experimental Design and Regression Analysis Unit(s): 4
Units
Total units in B.S. program: 52
Total Units: 120