• Statistics knowledge greatly helps in making yourself more marketable for a job or graduate school.
  • LinkedIn’s 2024 Most In-Demand Hard Skills lists Data Analysis, Python, and SQL as 3 of the top 10 skills à Elon’s Statistics program teaches ALL of these!
  • Are you possibly interested in a career in statistics? The website https://thisisstatistics.org/ reports the following: “Statistician jobs are projected to grow 33 percent between 2019 and 2029, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Even in challenging economic times, careers in statistics remain in high demand. A 2020 Burtch Works study found that the median salaries for statisticians range from $95,500 to $300,000 depending on experience and the position.”

What is required for a Statistics Minor? 

You need to take STS 2120 (Statistics in Applications) & 4 more courses from this list:

STS 2130 Survey Sampling Methods
STS 2300 Introduction to Data Analysis
STS 2320 Statistical Modeling
STS 2560 Applied Nonparametric Statistics
STS 3250 Design and Analysis of Experiments
STS 3270 Statistical Computing for Data Management
STS 3300 Statistical Methods for Data Analytics
STS 3410 Probability and Statistics
STS 3470 Statistical Computing for Simulation and Theory
STS 4980 Statistics Practicum

One course in an allied field can count towards the Statistics Minor!

List of allied courses:

ANT 2150 Qualitative Research Methods
ANT 2160 Quantitative Research Methods
CSC 1100 Data Science and Visualization
ECO 3300 Introduction to Econometrics
ENS 2000 Strategies for Environmental Inquiry
ESS 2140 Research Methods
MKT 4140 Marketing Research
PHS 3010 Introduction to Epidemiology
POL 2200 Research Methods in Political Science & Policy Studies
PSY 2970 Experimental Research Methods and Statistics
PSY 3970 Nonexperimental Research Methods and Statistics
PHS 301 Introduction to Epidemiology
SOC 2150 Qualitative Research Methods
SOC 2160 Quantitative Research methods

Spring 2024 Courses

STS 2300: INTRODUCTION TO DATA ANALYTICS

  • Learn how to code in R using RStudio software
  • Gain a deeper understanding of topics introduced in STS 2120
  • Learn how to generate reproducible and dynamic statistical reports
  • PREREQUISITE OR COREQUISITE: STS 2120

STS 2320: STATISTICAL MODELING

  • Learn how to develop and compare statistical models using SAS software
  • Utilize models to make predictions
  • Gain experience communicating statistical results
  • PREREQUISITE: STS 2120

STS 3470: STATISTICAL COMPUTING FOR SIMULATION AND THEORY

  • Learn how to code in R using RStudio software
  • Generate impressive visualizations
  • Explore statistical theory through simulation
  • Build statistical applets
  • PREREQUISITE: STS 2120

Tentative Course Offerings:

2024 – 2025 2025 – 2026 2026 – 2027
Fall STS 2130  (Delpish) STS 2130 STS 2130
STS 2300  (Bussberg) STS 2300 STS 2300
STS 2320  (Weaver) STS 2320 STS 2320
STS 3250  (Doehler) STS 3250 STS 3250
STS 3300  (Bussberg) STS 3270 STS 3300
STS 3410  (Cantwell) STS 4980 STS 3410
STS 4980  (Weaver) STS 4980
Winter STS 3270  (Weaver) STS 3300 STS 3270
Spring STS 2300  (Bussberg) STS 2300 STS 2300
STS 2320  (VanKrevelen) STS 2320 STS 2320
STS 2560  (Doehler) STS 3470 STS 2560
STS 3470  (Taylor) STS 3470

 

For more information, please contact Dr. Doehler (kdoehler@elon.edu)