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Minor in Statistics

Students who complete the minor in statistics receive serious exposure to probability theory, statistical estimation theory, statistical analysis, and the design of statistical data collection. Students choosing to minor in statistics are required to complete 7 courses.

Minor Requirements (7 units)

 *Students with a score of 4 or a 5 on the AP Statistics exam may receive credit for STAT 202-0 and thus do not need to take an introductory course.

**NOTE: If you take a STAT 320-1 equivalent course, please see this pdf for information on the topics that may not be covered in the equivalent course but that you will be required to understand for STAT 320-2. Students who have not taken STAT 320-1 are responsible for independently learning these topics prior to starting STAT 320-2.

Students must also take mathematics courses to prepare themselves for the 300 level statistics courses included in the minor.

Pre/Co-requisites for the 300 level courses in the Statistics Minor

Pre/Co-requisites for the 300 level courses in the Statistics minor:

See https://www.math.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/courses/course-equivalences.html for the Math department’s detailed information about placement in calculus and non-calculus courses.

*Statistics majors and minors and Data Science majors should register for STAT 228-0 if taking MATH 235-0/STAT 228-0

Please note the Department of Mathematics made changes to their calculus courses that started in the 2019-2020 academic year. You can access a document with the related courses prior to 2019-2020 here.

 

Statistics minor + Closely Related majors/minors

Integrated Science Program (ISP) major + Statistics minor

Students will complete all requirements for ISP major and requirements for Statistics minor are as follows:

Mathematical Methods for the Social Sciences (MMSS) major + Statistics minor

Students will complete all requirements for MMSS major and requirements for Statistics minor are as follows:

See https://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/degree-requirements/joint-major-requirements.html for more information from MMSS

Data Science major + Statistics minor

See Statistics minor + Data Science major

 

Weinberg Computer Science major/minor + Statistics minor

Students will complete all requirements for Computer Science major/minor and requirements for Statistics minor are modified as follows:

* Since Weinberg Computer Science majors/minors may take an introductory computer science course other than COMP_SCI 110-0, the Director of Undergraduate Studies will approve the alternative course that satisfies the introductory programming course requirement as well as the replacement elective course.

Weinberg Computer Science majors/minors are responsible for learning Python at the level of STAT 201-0 or COMP_SCI 110-0 and the additional topics identified in this pdf prior to taking a STAT course for which STAT 201-0 is a prerequisite.

According to Weinberg policy the “related” courses for these two majors may be double counted

All other Statistics minor requirements must be met.


Questions?

Contact stats@northwestern.edu


Ready to declare your minor in Statistics?

Please see https://statistics.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/stat_major/declaring_stat_major.html directions for scheduling you advising appointment with the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Sandy Zabell.


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