Certificate in Statiscal Methods

About this programme

Planned outage: Beginning Nov. 1, you will not be able to access the USask admission application and event registration system for up to six days. Learn more . The Certificate in Statistical Methods is designed to assist students or professionals develop core skills needed to understand and apply advanced statistical methods to activities and increase productivity. With the increasing availability of data, this certificate will help you meet the high demand for qualified statisticians and workers who know advanced statistical methods in many data science fields. The Certificate in Statistical Methods provides you with the opportunity to learn: The requirements of the certificate are comparable to those needed for obtaining a minor in statistics at many institutions. Examples of featured classes in this certificate include: An elementary introduction to the concepts of probability, including: sets, Venn diagrams, definition of probability, algebra of probabilities, counting principles, some discrete random variables and their distributions, graphical displays, expected values, the normal distribution, the Central Limit Theorem, applications, some statistical concepts. An introduction to basic statistical methods including frequency distributions, elementary probability, confidence intervals and tests of significance, analysis of variance, regression and correlation, contingency tables, goodness of fit. Applied regression analysis involving the extensive use of computer software. Includes: linear regression; multiple regression; stepwise methods; residual analysis; robu