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STAT E-50 Introduction to Statistics
Fall term (11094)
Joan Weinstein, CAS, MA, Professor of Mathematics and Computers, Emerita, Pine Manor College.
Tuesdays beginning Aug. 30, 5:30-7:30 pm. Optional sections to be arranged.
Course tuition: noncredit $1,025, undergraduate credit $1,025, graduate credit $1,950.
Online option available. Lecture 1 video.
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Spring term (20993)
Joan Weinstein, CAS, MA, Professor of Mathematics and Computers, Emerita, Pine Manor College.
Tuesdays beginning Jan. 24, 5:30-7:30 pm. Optional sections to be arranged.
Course tuition: noncredit $1,025, undergraduate credit $1,025, graduate credit $1,950.
Online option available. Lecture 1 video.
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This course is an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics, including correlation and regression, hypothesis testing, estimation, and elementary probability. Students learn to analyze data using PC-based statistical software. No previous knowledge of statistics is assumed. Students cannot count both STAT E-50 and STAT E-102 toward a degree. Prerequisites: high school algebra, or the equivalent, and satisfactory math placement test score. (4 credits)
STAT E-102 Fundamentals of Biostatistics
Spring term (23171)
Bernard A. Rosner, PhD, Professor of Medicine (Biostatistics), Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health.
Thursdays beginning Jan. 26, 5:30-7:30 pm. Optional sections to be arranged.
Course tuition: noncredit $975, undergraduate credit $975, graduate credit $1,900.
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This course is an introduction to statistical methods used in biological and medical research. Elementary probability theory, basic concepts of statistical inference, regression and correlation methods, analysis of variance, and study design are covered. Emphasis on applications to medical problems. Students cannot count both STAT E-50 and STAT E-102 toward a degree. Prerequisite: high school algebra. (4 credits)
STAT E-150 Statistical Methods
Spring term (23445)
Joan Weinstein, CAS, MA, Professor of Mathematics and Computers, Emerita, Pine Manor College.
Wednesdays beginning Jan. 25, 7:35-9:35 pm. Required sections to be arranged.
Course tuition: noncredit $975, undergraduate credit $975, graduate credit $1,900.
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This intermediate statistics course gives students familiarity with statistical tools used to analyze data in a variety of disciplines, and provides experience reading and understanding studies based on data analysis. Topics include multiple regression, repeated measures, logistic regression, analysis of variance, transformation of data, and nonparametric methods. Prerequisite: STAT E-50, or the equivalent. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete an assessment test. (4 credits)

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