Prerequisites: STAT 100B or equivalent
Description: Covers randomization tests, rank tests, methods of association, and distribution-free tests. Advancement to Candidacy Oral Qualifying Exam must be completed no later than the end of year 3 of the student’s graduate training. Exceptions can be made based on the approval of Graduate advisor. Advancing to candidacy takes place when students complete all the course requirements and pass the written and oral exams. Dissertation The dissertation is pertinent to a problem area specified by the candidate’s substantive field and is submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Graduate Division, Riverside. Teaching Requirement All students in the program, for at least three quarters, assist with laboratory (practice) sections of undergraduate Statistics courses or individual tutorial (consultative) work with undergraduate students. Professional Development Requirement: 1. STAT 293 gives students training in (a) the ability to use fundamental statistical techniques to formulate problem and solution in diverse real-world application; (b) the ability to use at least one statistical software package to conduct statistical data analysis; (c) the ability to communicate with researchers in statistical community and other disciplines by using graphical methods to display and interpret information. 2. Professional writing development: Students are trained to prepare a research proposal on topics relevant to the student’s research area as part of their written qualifying exam. 3. Pedagogy: Ph.D. students are required to enroll in Teaching Assistant Development Program (TADP) Orientation in order to TA and enroll in STAT 302 during the quarter they teach. Three quarters of TA experience required. Normative Time to Degree 15 quarters