This introductory course in probability includes topics such as: the nature of chance and randomness, philosophy and history of efforts to quantify uncertainty, elementary probability including conditional probability, combinatorics, empirical probability, games of chance, probability paradoxes, probability distributions, simulation, and perceptions of probability by biological organisms. Probability is treated both as a key mathematical discipline and as foundational for further studies in statistics and data science.

This course focuses on the practical methods of statistics. Topics will include: descriptive statistics; probability; discrete and continuous random variables and their probability distributions, including the binomial, Poisson, and normal distributions; sampling distributions; statistical inference including confidence intervals and hypothesis tests; one- and two-sample inference procedures; one-way analysis of variance; chi-square tests; simple linear regression and correlation. Assignments will deal with real data from the natural sciences and involve the use of statistical software for computing and visualization.

In this course, students will learn how to implement good study design and analyze data from complex studies. This course follows naturally from STAT*2040 and features both previously unseen statistical techniques, as well as studying in greater depth some topics covered in STAT*2040. These topics will include: experiments and observational studies; a review of t-tests and confidence intervals; confounding variables; association and causality; Analysis of Variance (ANOVA); simple and multiple linear regression; binary responses (logistic regression); odds ratios and relative risk; and an introduction to experimental design (including blocked designs and factorial treatment designs). Assignments carried out using modern statistical software will form the basis for mastering the material.

This course is designed for students interested in the application of statistics in a business setting. Topics will include graphical and numerical methods for describing various data types, including time series data; basic probability; discrete and continuous probability distributions; sampling distributions; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing for one- and two-sample problems; and linear regression and correlation. The role of statistics in business decisions will be discussed throughout the course, and industry-relevant software will be used for data visualization and computation.

The topics covered in this course include: Frequency distributions, graphing and tabulation of data; measures of central tendency, variability and association; elementary probability; hypothesis testing and confidence intervals; basic concepts of experimental design; treatment designs; simple linear regression and correlation. Examples come from a variety of disciplines, including family studies, education, marketing, medicine, psychology and sociology.

The topics covered in this course include: analysis of qualitative data; analysis of variance for designed experiments; multiple regression; exposure to non-parametric methods; power and sample size calculations; special topics such as logistic regression. Examples come from a variety of disciplines, including nutrition, family studies, education, marketing, medicine, psychology and sociology.

The topics covered in this course include: Sample spaces; probability, conditional probability and independence; Bayes' theorem; probability distributions; probability densities; algebra of expected values; descriptive statistics; inferences concerning means, variances, and proportions; curve fitting, the method of least squares and correlation. An introduction to quality control and reliability is provided. This course is recommended for students in the B.Sc.(Eng.) program.

This course introduces students to the design, completion and interpretation of research projects, including identifying categories of research questions, types of data, data gathering methods, efficient graphic and numeric methods to summarize data, standard statistical analyses involving parameter estimation and hypothesis tests and interpreting results in the context of research goals. Statistical concepts underlying practical aspects of biological research will be emphasized. Computer-intensive laboratory sessions will focus on practical data organization, visualization, statistical analysis using software, and interpretation and communication of statistical results.

The topics covered in this course include: Probability spaces; discrete and continuous random variables; multivariate distributions; expectations; moments, Chebyshev's inequality, product moments; sums of random variables, generating functions; Gamma, Beta, t and F distributions; central limit theorem; sampling distributions.

Estimation, unbiasedness, Cramer-Rao inequality, consistency, sufficiency, method of moments, maximum likelihood estimation; hypothesis testing, Neyman-Pearson lemma, likelihood ratio test, uniformly most powerful test; linear regression and correlation; non-parametric methods.

This course presents the basic principles of design: randomization, replication, and local control (blocking); RCBD, Latin square and crossover designs, incomplete block designs, factorial and split-plot experiments, confounding and fractional factorial designs, response surface methodology; linear mixed model computer analysis of the designs; nonparametric methods; Taguchi philosophy.

This course reviews simple linear regression and introduces multiple regression with emphasis on theory of least squares estimation, residual analysis, and model interpretation. Within the multiple regression context, transformations of variables, interactions, model selection techniques, ANOVA, influence diagnostics and multicollinearity will be discussed. Topics may also include Box-Cox transformations, weighted regression, and logistic and Poisson regression. This course is supplemented with computer labs involving interactive data analysis using statistical software.

This course focuses on the design and analysis of survey samples for finite populations. Topics covered include: non-probability and probability sampling, simple random sampling, stratified sampling, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, double sampling, two-phase sampling and multi-stage cluster sampling. Expectation, variance estimation procedures and sample size calculations for the above techniques are included.

Contemporary statistical methods for assessing risk are discussed. Topics covered include: dose-response models, survival analysis, relative risk analysis, bioassay, estimating methods for zero risk, trend analysis, survey of models for assessing risk. Case studies are used to illustrate the methods.

The topics in this course will include pseudorandom number generation, numerical optimization as used in statistics, simulation study design, Monte Carlo integration and variance reduction, and bootstrapping. Other topics may include permutation tests, visualization of multivariate data, and big data.

Topics such as statistical computing procedures, quality control, bioassay, survival analysis and introductory stochastic processes will be covered. This course is intended for statistics students and interested students from other disciplines who have appropriate previous courses in statistics. Information on particular offerings will be available at the beginning of each academic year.

Same as for STAT*4050.

In this course students will discuss selected topics at an advanced level as in STAT*4050, but with different choice of topics.

This course reviews and extends the theory of estimation introduced in STAT*3110. Topics including point estimation, interval estimation, hypothesis testing and decision theory will be presented from both the frequentist and likelihood-based perspectives. Foundational issues concerning the frequentist and Bayesian paradigms will also be discussed.

This course introduces the multivariate normal, and Wishart and Hotelling's T-square distributions. Topics covered include: statistical inference on the mean vector, canonical correlation, multivariate analysis of variance and covariance, multivariate regression, principal components analysis, and factor analysis. Topics will be illustrated using examples from various disciplines.

This course will investigate the nature of stationary stochastic processes from the spectral and time domain points of view. Aspects of parameter estimation and prediction in a computationally intensive environment will be the presentation style. The methods developed in this course will have applicability in many sciences such as engineering, environmental sciences, geography, soil sciences, and life sciences.

Each student in this course will undertake an individual research project in some area of statistics, under the supervision of a faculty member. A written report and a public presentation of the project will be required. Students interested in taking this course must contact the course coordinator at least one month in advance of the first class day of the semester.