STAT4009
BASIC STATISTICS
- Department
- Statistics
- Terms offered
- 7
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
This course is designed to review or introduce the basic concepts of statistics and probability. Students will learn how to collect data, calculate statistics to describe the data, and interpret the data to draw conclusions. In the course the students will learn descriptive statistics, characteristics of discrete and continuous probability distributions. Students will perform tasks in MS Excel and on MyMathLab. This course will meet the statistics prerequisite requirement for graduate SOM programs. It does not count towards any degree requirements.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2021–2024
2021 2024
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 6 fall terms since 2021. Department course count falling about 20% per year. Department faculty is about 29% below its recent average. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 29% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 6 summer terms since 2021. Department course count falling about 19% per year. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 6 fall terms since 2021. Department course count falling about 18% per year. Department faculty is about 29% below its recent average. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 31% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 6 summer terms since 2021. Department course count falling about 17% per year. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 6 fall terms since 2021. Department course count falling about 12% per year. Department faculty is about 25% below its recent average. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 32% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 6 summer terms since 2021. Department course count falling about 11% per year. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 6 fall terms since 2021. Department course count falling about 9% per year. Department faculty is about 23% below its recent average. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 34% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 6 summer terms since 2021. Department course count falling about 8% per year. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2024 | 1 section | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | 2 sections | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent firstNo meeting times recorded for this course.
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | Christopher T. Benestad | Online | 0.5 | 2 of 30 enrolled | 23571 |
| Summer 2024 | Christopher T. Benestad | Online | 0.5 | 5 of 30 enrolled | 11453 |
| Summer 2023 | Christopher T. Benestad | Online | 0.5 | 1 of 30 enrolled | 11453 |
| Fall 2022 | Christopher T. Benestad | Online | 0.5 | Enrollment not recorded; capacity 30 | 21366 |
| Summer 2022 | Christopher T. Benestad | Online | 0.5 | 5 of 30 enrolled | 11322 |
| Summer 2022 | Christopher T. Benestad | Online | 0.5 | 4 of 30 enrolled | 11453 |
| Fall 2021 | Christopher T. Benestad | Online | 0.5 | 3 of 30 enrolled | 28565 |
| Summer 2021 | Christopher T. Benestad | Online | 0.5 | 7 of 30 enrolled | 11322 |