Senior Project in Statistics

3 Units

An individual project done under faculty supervision involving the investigation and statistical analysis of a real problem encountered in university research or an industrial setting. A student must obtain consent of a capstone advisor to register for the course. This course unifies what students have learned in their statistics, data science, and written, oral, and multimodal communication coursework. The course begins with the outlining of goals, necessary background required, and methods and analysis needed. The course concludes with a substantial written product which includes a clear description of the project, the importance of the project, methods, results, and conclusions along with a public presentation of the project. Counts as a Capstone Project course. Counts as a SAGES Senior Capstone course.