BTRY 7951

Advanced Statistical Consulting

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

This course is a follow up to the Fall course BTRY7950. The students will be exposed to more advanced statistical methods. By interacting with consultants from the Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit (CSCU) and their clients, students will learn to provide statistical consulting to researchers from a variety of disciplines. Students will gain experience in choosing and implementing appropriate statistical procedures as well as communicating effectively to understand the client's problem and to explain methodology and results to non-statisticians. 

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: BTRY 7950.

Comments Co-meets with BTRY 4951.

• Integrate the statistical knowledge gained in courses and apply them to "real life" problems.
• Learn to communicate effectively with clients to gather the information needed to make the link between the research questions to be addressed and the statistical methods
• Research the application of statistical methodologies that are useful to clients and explain them to an audience of non-statisticians.

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