Though I ve shot an email to the department, but I have to wait till the monday to hear back. By any chance, does anyone here knows that if any of STATS 404, STATS 408 and STATS 504 counts for the “ intermediate or advanced courses related to Actuarial Mathematics” to complete the concentration program? It only says that “•Some Statistics courses numbered above 400” are valid on the major site.
STATS 404 - Effective Communication in Statistics
This course focuses on the principles of good written and oral communication of statistical information and data analyses. Participants study communication principles and apply them in writing assignments and oral presentations of statistical analysis. Topics include giving constructive feedback and rewriting to improve clarity and technical correctness.
STATS 408 - Statistical Principles for Problem Solving: A Systems Approach
Our purpose is to help students use quantitative reasoning to facilitate learning. Specifically, we introduce statistical and mathematical principles, and then use these as analogues in a variety of real world situations. The notion of a system, a collection of components that come together repeatedly for a purpose, provides an excellent framework to describe many real world phenomena and provides a way to view the quality of an inferential process.
Evaluation is focused on clear writing that illustrates understanding of the theory by providing new applications of the theory. Points are obtained from four activities: a journal (max 20 points); test score (max 30 points); and discussion section leader bonus (max 5 additional points).
STATS 504 - Statistical Consulting
Applications of statistics to problems in engineering, physical and social sciences; students will be expected to analyze data and write reports.