Statistics and Analytics Minor
Statistics and analytics is an excellent program for students interested in statistical data science, operations research, and actuarial science, as well as in fields such as business, economics, public policy and health, psychology, and biomedicine, where the decision and statistical sciences play an increasingly important role.
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| STOR 155 |  Introduction to Data Models and Inference F | 3-4 |
| or STOR 120 | Foundations of Statistics and Data Science | |
| STOR 305 | Introduction to Decision Analytics 1 | 3 |
| or STOR 415 | Introduction to Optimization | |
| Three courses from among: 2 | 9 | |
| Foundations of Decision Sciences | ||
or MATH 381 | Discrete Mathematics | |
| Introduction to Data Science 3 | ||
| Introduction to Probability 4 | ||
| Stochastic Modeling | ||
| Methods of Data Analysis | ||
| Long-Term Actuarial Models | ||
| Short Term Actuarial Models | ||
| Healthcare Risk Analytics | ||
| Dynamic Decision Analytics | ||
| Statistical Computing for Data Science 3 | ||
| Probability for Data Science 4 | ||
| Sports Analytics | ||
| Mathematical Statistics | ||
| Time Series Data Analysis | ||
| Advanced Methods of Data Analysis | ||
| Machine Learning | ||
| Introduction to Deep Learning | ||
| Simulation for Analytics | ||
| Total Hours | 15-16 | |
| F | FY-Launch class sections may be available. A FY-Launch section fulfills the same requirements as a standard section of that course, but also fulfills the FY-SEMINAR/FY-LAUNCH First-Year Foundations requirement. Students can search for FY-Launch sections in ConnectCarolina using the FY-LAUNCH attribute. |
- 1
If both STOR 305 and STOR 415 are taken, students may use one course to fulfill the core requirement and one course to fulfill the elective requirement. Students may not enroll in STOR 305 if they have already taken STOR 415.
- 2
Some courses are 4-credits (see course description).
- 3
Students may not receive credit for both STOR 320 and STOR 520.
- 4
Students may not receive credit for both STOR 435 and STOR 535.
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Department of Statistics and Operations Research
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