Statistics and Data Science

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Professor Daniel Heitjan, Department Chair

Professors: Jing Cao, Daniel Heitjan
Associate Professors: Ian Harris (Director of Undergraduate Studies), Monnie McGee
Assistant Professors: Sy Han (Steven) Chiou, Marcin Jurek, Chul Moon, Raanju Sundararajan
Technical Assistant Professor: Bivin Sadler
Assistant Professor of Practice: Charles South
Senior Lecturer: Stephen Robertson
Lecturers: Ashley Edison, Jessica Wickersham

General Information

There is a rising demand for experts in statistical analysis and data analytics to make sense of the explosion of data from sensors, social media, cloud computing, medical instruments, business processes and surveys. The fields of statistics and data science will be increasingly important to academia, business and government because they provide a rational basis for data-driven decisions.

Department Transfer Credit Policy

Once students have matriculated at SMU, the statistics and data science department will not accept transfer credit for STAT 2331 , regardless of major. For general University transfer course policies, students should refer to the transfer policies found on the Enrollment and Academic Records  section of this catalog.

Programs

• Data Science, B.S.
• Statistical Science, B.S.

• Data Science Minor
• Statistical Science Minor

Courses

• DS 1300 - A Practical Introduction to Data Science
• DS 2302 - Statistics for Data Science

• STAT 1395 - Special Topics
• STAT 2331 - Introduction to Statistical Methods
• STAT 3300 - Applied Statistics: Regression
• STAT 3304 - Introduction to Statistical Computing
• STAT 3312 - Categorical Data Analysis
• STAT 3341 - Statistical Learning via Sports Analytics
• STAT 3366 - Applied Regression Analysis and Data Visualization
• STAT 4190 - Independent Study in Statistical Science
• STAT 4195 - Special Topics in Data Science
• STAT 4340 - Statistical Methods for Engineers and Applied Scientists
• STAT 4344 - Statistical Quality Control
• STAT 4363 - Applied Time Series Analysis
• STAT 4367 - Data Science Capstone
• STAT 4370 - Survey Sampling
• STAT 4377 - Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments
• STAT 4385 - Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics
• STAT 4390 - Independent Study in Statistical Science
• STAT 4399 - Statistical Science in Practice

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