Statistics
College of Arts & Sciences
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Statistics 2
CAS MA 116
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASMA115) or equivalent. - Introduces basic statistical modeling techniques. One- or two- sample inference for unknown means, proportions and variances, categorical data analysis, introduction to design of experiments and analysis of variance, analysis of simple and multiple linear regression models, non-parametric methods. CAS MA 116 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any CAS MA course numbered 300 or higher. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 116, CAS MA 214, or CAS MA 614. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesLocation: HAR 228 ... Open SeatsCesai Li -
Applied Statistics
CAS MA 214
Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASMA 213 or CASMA 115 or CASMA 113 or CDSDS 120 or CASCS 237 or consent of instructor. - Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CASMA 116, MA 214, or MA 614. Inference about proportions, goodness of fit, student's t-distribution, tests for normality; two-sample comparisons, regression and correlation, tests for linearity and outliers, residual analysis, contingency tables, analysis of variance. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Teamwork/Collaboration. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 3-5 pm Add & Drop DatesLocation: MCS B29 ... Open SeatsHieu NguyenSummer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8 pm Add & Drop DatesLocation: MCS B31 ... Open SeatsYerzhan Umirzakov -
Probability
CAS MA 581
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASMA 225 OR CASMA 230 or CDSDS 122) or consent of instructor. - Basic probability, conditional probability, independence. Discrete and continuous random variables, mean and variance, functions of random variables, moment generating function. Jointly distributed random variables, conditional distributions, independent random variables. Methods of transformations, law of large numbers, central limit theorem. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CASMA 381. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)
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Mathematical Statistics
CAS MA 582
Undergraduate Prerequisites: : (CASMA 581 or ENGEK 381 or ENGEK 500) or consent of instructor. - Point estimation including unbiasedness, efficiency, consistency, sufficiency, minimum variance unbiased estimator, Rao-Blackwell theorem, and Rao-Cramer inequality. Maximum likelihood and method of moment estimations; interval estimation; tests of hypothesis, uniformly most powerful tests, uniformly most powerful unbiased tests, likelihood ratio test, and chi-square test. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 9-11 am Add & Drop DatesLocation: CAS 225 ... Open SeatsHimani YadavSummer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 1-3 pm Add & Drop DatesLocation: MCS B33 ... Open SeatsHieu Nguyen -
Elementary Statistics
CAS MA 113
Basic concepts of estimation and tests of hypotheses, ideas from probability; one-, two-, and multiple-sample problems. Applications are in the social sciences, and students will be able to understand the basics of using a sample to predict uncertainty. CAS MA 113 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any CAS MA course numbered 300 or higher. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 113, CAS MA 115, or CAS MA 213. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 13-June 27)
Online Course: Meets online every Tues 9-10 am for a live class. Nonstandard course datesSummer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesLocation: MCS B31 ... Open SeatsYerzhan UmirzakovSummer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesLocation: CAS 212 ... Open SeatsJohn IvanhoeFor information about technology requirements for online courses at Boston University, see bu.edu/online/online-learning/technology. BU Virtual can be reached at buvirtual@bu.edu or 617-358-1960 for additional information. -
Statistics 1
CAS MA 115
Numerical and graphical summaries of univariate and bivariate data. Basic probability, random variables, binomial distribution, normal distribution. One-sample statistical inference for normal means and binomial probabilities. Primarily for students in the social sciences with limited mathematics preparation. CAS MA 115 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any CAS MA course numbered 300 or higher. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 113, CAS MA 115, or CAS MA 213. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesLocation: CAS 223 ... Open SeatsMamikon GinovyanA2 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6-8:30 pm Add & Drop DatesLocation: CAS 233 ... Open SeatsStefan DragicevicSummer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesLocation: HAR 408 ... Open SeatsEric Simonian -
Basic Statistics and Probability
CAS MA 213
Undergraduate Prerequisites: good background in high school algebra. - Elementary treatment of probability densities, means, variances, correlation, independence, the central limit theorem, confidence intervals, and p-values. Students learn to answer questions such as how can a pollster use a sample to predict the uncertainty of an election' Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 113, CAS MA 115, or CAS MA 213. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11 am-1 pm Add & Drop DatesLocation: CAS B36 ... Open SeatsAshis GangopadhyaySummer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 3-5 pm Add & Drop DatesLocation: CAS 214 ... Open SeatsHimani Yadav
Metropolitan College
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Foundations of Analytics and Data Visualization
MET CS 544
Prereq: (MET CS 546 and (MET CS 520 or MET CS 521)) or equivalent knowledge or instructor's consent. Formerly titled Foundations of Analytics with R. Provides students with the mathematical and practical background required in the field of data analytics. Probability and statistics concepts are reviewed as well as the R tool for statistical computing and graphics. Different types of data are investigated along with data summarization techniques and plotting. Data populations using discrete, continuous, and multivariate distributions are explored. Errors during measurements and computations are analyzed. Confidence intervals and hypothesis testing topics are also examined. The concepts covered in the course are demonstrated using R. Laboratory course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
Financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for certain HUB courses in summer 2025, including this one. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu. Check out Summer 2025 HUB Course Scholarship eligibility requirements to see if you qualify.