Introduction to Statistics
XB2 (4 semester units in Statistics)
Approved as a prerequisite to the Haas School of Business Evening and Weekend M.B.A. Program. Important: Special academic policies apply to XB courses.This course covers basic concepts of probability and statistical inference, focusing on an intuitive approach to understanding concepts and methodologies. It introduces statistical/critical thinking, including the uses and abuses of statistics, descriptive statistics, probability, sampling distributions, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression. The online course is the recipient of the Helen Williams Award for Excellence in Collegiate Independent Study from the American Association for Collegiate Independent Study (AACIS).
Note for online students: Haas candidates for fall 2008 please call (510) 642-7345 for registration information and deadline dates.
Prerequisites: Two years of high school algebra. A recent course in college algebra is recommended.
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G. JAMES PAN, Ph.D., was a faculty member at Oakland University from 1994 to 2001 and was awarded an associate professorship of statistics with tenure in 2000. He visited the Department of Statistics at UC Berkeley in 2001 as a University Visiting Scholar. He is currently working as a biostatistician on clinical trials. Dr. Pan has researched, published, and taught broadly in the fields of statistics and biostatistics. He has been an invited speaker at national and international statistics conferences and departmental and company seminars. He was a co-organizer of several professional conferences and served as a referee for more than 10 statistical journals.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $740 (EDP 867853)
Proctored final exam
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Statistics: A First Course
Author: Donald H. Sanders and Robert K. Smidt
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 6th
Publication Year: 2000
ISBN: 0072332174
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DIETER JURKAT, M.S., Honored Instructor for 2007, works in the actuarial/systems unit of Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies. He has taught statistics and mathematics, from algebra through calculus, at UC Berkeley Extension since 1986.NOTE: This section is temporarily closed. Please notify me when this section opens.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $740 (EDP 877746)
Proctored final exam; Note: Other online sections of this course are open to enrollment; please click on their section links to enroll online, or enter either EDP 867853 or EDP 897298.
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MAKAN ROKNI, Ph.D., has a background in engineering and applied mathematics and regularly teaches university courses that parallel his work in the industry. Rokni has taught on-ground and online courses in mathematics, statistics, information technology, and engineering. He has researched and published in a variety of fields, including nonlinear dynamics, spacecraft motion, and information technology.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $740 (EDP 897298)
Proctored final exam
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Statistics: A First Course
Author: Donald H. Sanders and Robert K. Smidt
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 6th
Publication Year: 2000
ISBN: 0072332174
Tues. May 27, San Francisco
DIETER JURKAT, M.S., Honored Instructor for 2007, works in the actuarial/systems unit of Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies. He has taught statistics and mathematics, from algebra through calculus, at UC Berkeley Extension since 1986.
- 15 meetings
- May 27 to July 29: Tues., 6-10 pm; also
May 31, June 7, June 21, July 12, and July 26: Sat., 9 am-1 pm
- San Francisco: Room 800, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $675 (EDP 404558)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Note: Statistics 3rd edition, ISBN #: 0393970833 also available at Amazon.com
Statistics
Author: David Freedman, Robert Pisani, and Roger Purves
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Edition: 4th
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 0393929728
AND
Reader for Introduction to Statistics
Reader is included in course fee.
Thurs. May 29, Redwood City
TONY THRALL, Ph.D., has developed statistical software, provided statistical consulting services, and taught statistics at the secondary through graduate school levels. Having earned a doctorate in statistics at UC Berkeley and a teaching credential at Stanford, he now directs metrics interpretation at Yahoo!
- 15 meetings
- May 29 to July 31: Thurs., 6-10 pm; also
June 7, June 14, June 28, July 12, and July 19: Sat., 9 am-1 pm
- Redwood City: Room 10, Peninsula Center, 1991 Broadway
- $675 (EDP 404566)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Statistics, 4/e
Author: David Freedman, Robert Pisani, and Roger Purves
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Edition: 4th Edition
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 0-393-92972-8
Thurs. May 29, Berkeley
MICHAEL REGAN QUIGLEY, Ph.D., is director of statistical modeling and data mining for home equity lending at Wells Fargo in San Francisco. He has taught statistics and economics at Northern Illinois University and finance at Aurora University. He has a doctorate in economics and a master's degree in statistics from Northern Illinois University. E-mail: mrq_ball@yahoo.com.
- 16 meetings
- June 2 to July 21: Mon., 6:30-10 pm (no meetings July 5 and July 19); also
May 29: Thurs., 6:30-10 pm
May 31, June 7, June 14, June 21, June 28, and July 12: Sat., 9 am-1 pm
July 26: Sat., 9 am-1:30 pm
- Berkeley: 155 Barrows Hall, UC campus
- $675 (EDP 404384)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Note: (with CD-ROM)
Statistics for Business and Economics
Author: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams,
Publisher: Thomson South-Western
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 0324360681
Sections closed for enrollment
Wed. Jan. 23, Redwood City
TONY THRALL, Ph.D., has developed statistical software, provided statistical consulting services, and taught statistics at the secondary through graduate school levels. Having earned a doctorate in statistics at UC Berkeley and a teaching credential at Stanford, he now directs metrics interpretation at Yahoo!
- 19 meetings
- Jan. 23 to April 30: Wed., 6-9:30 pm (no meeting April 16); also
Feb. 9, Feb. 23, March 8, and March 29: Sat., 9:30-11:45 am
April 5: Sat., 9:30-11:30 am
- Redwood City: Room 11, Peninsula Center, 1991 Broadway
- $645 (EDP 403956)
Courses begin every month. A new edition of our catalog is published
three times a year in early April, July and December.