Director of Undergraduate Studies: Prof. Daniel Rabinowitz, 1255 Amsterdam Ave., Room 1014; 851-2141; dan@stat.columbia.edu

Economics-Statistics Adviser: Prof. Daniel Rabinowitz, 1255 Amsterdam Ave., Room 1014; (212) 851-2141; dan@stat.columbia.edu

Mathematics-Statistics Advisers:

Mathematics: Prof. Patrick Gallagher, 411 Mathematics; 854-4346; pxg@math.columbia.edu

Statistics: Prof. Daniel Rabinowitz, 1255 Amsterdam Ave., Room 1014SSW; 851-2141; dan@stat.columbia.edu

Poltical Science-Statistics:

Political Science: Prof. Robert Shapiro, 726 IAB; 854-3944

Statistics: Prof. Daniel Rabinowitz, 1255 Amsterdam Ave., Room 1014SSW; 851-2141

Departmental Administrator: Dood Kalicharan, 1255 Amsterdam Ave., Room 1003; 851-2130; dk@stat.columbia.edu

Departmental Office: 1255 Amsterdam Ave., Room 1005; 851-2132

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The department offers three undergraduate survey courses: STAT W1001 is designed for students from nonmathematical disciplines; STAT W1111 is designed for students with some mathematical maturity but who have not taken calculus; STAT W1211 is designed for students who have taken some calculus.

STAT W2110 is a follow-up to the undergraduate service courses; it provides students with practical data analytic skills (only one of STAT W1001 and STAT W1111 can be taken for credit).

The statistics major builds on a foundation in probability and statistical theory to provide practical training in statistical methods, study design, and data analysis. The statistics major is an appropriate background for graduate work, including doctoral studies in statistics, social science, and public health. The major also prepares students for careers where the analysis of data is of fundamental importance, including genetics, health policy, epidemiology, marketing, opinion polling, economics, finance and banking, government, drug development, and insurance.

Three points of credit are given for the AP Statistics exam passed with a score of 5. Students required for their major to take STAT W1111 or STAT W1001 should check with their major advisor to determine if this credit provides exemption from those courses.

Advanced Placement

The department grants 3 credits for a score of 5 on the AP Statistics exam. Students who are required to take STAT W1111 or W1001 for their major should check with their major adviser to determine if this credit provides exemption from these courses.

Facilities for Students

For instructional purposes, Columbia University Information Technology (CUIT) maintains computer clusters and labs located throughout the campus. In addition to word processing and productivity applications, statistical software such as SAS, Stata, SPSS, and R, and mathematical software such as Matlab and Mathematica, are available. CUIT also operates an interactive system running UNIX that supports C, Lisp, Fortran, Perl, and Java and the statististical packages S-plus, SAS, Stata, and SPSS.