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Statistical computing

Undergraduate · Statistics

Syllabus focus

Standard syllabus · STEM / applied

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Topics typically covered

Standard syllabus

Programming fundamentals

  • R or Python for data manipulation
  • Functions, control flow, and vectorization
  • Reading and writing data files
  • Data frames, tibbles, and tidy data principles
  • Version control with Git (introduction)

Simulation and numerics

  • Monte Carlo simulation for probability and inference
  • Bootstrap resampling
  • Numerical optimization for MLE
  • Random number generation and seeding
  • Matrix computations for statistics (intro)

Reproducible workflow

  • R Markdown or Quarto / Jupyter notebooks
  • Package management and project structure
  • Debugging and profiling (introduction)
  • Ethics of data handling and privacy

STEM / applied

Applied computing projects

  • End-to-end analysis pipelines
  • Visualization with ggplot2 or matplotlib
  • Parallel computing for simulation (intro)
  • Working with APIs and web-scraped data
  • Automated reporting for stakeholders
  • Performance tuning for large datasets

Additional applied practice

  • Reviewing assumptions with domain experts
  • Documenting analysis choices for reproducibility
  • Sensitivity analyses for key modeling decisions
  • Connecting results to the original research or business question

Notes

Lab-oriented course typically taught in R or Python. Bridges introductory statistics and upper-division methods courses.