Clarkie Catalog

STAT4450

MANAGERIAL STATISTICS

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Also listed under 1 other title
  • FOUNDATIONS OF ANALYTICS
Department
Statistics
Terms offered
16
Data refreshed
Jun 30, 2026

Description

This foundation 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, sampling distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. The course will also cover linear regression and correlation. Students will perform tasks in in MS Excel and this course will serve as a primer for the courses in Big Data Statistics. MSBA, MSMKA, and MSAA Students Only Note: MPA 3002 fulfills this course requirement for Pathway students.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2017–2026

2017
2026
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 49% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2019. Department course count falling about 20% per year. Department faculty is about 29% below its recent average. 2030 Spring: 46% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2021. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 19% below its recent average. 2030 Summer: 9% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 53% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2019. Section count rising about 1% per year over 2 terms. Department course count falling about 18% per year. Department faculty is about 29% below its recent average. 2029 Spring: 50% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2021. Section count rising about 1% per year over 2 terms. Department course count falling about 5% per year. Department faculty is about 18% below its recent average. 2029 Summer: 11% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 56% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2019. Section count rising about 1% per year over 3 terms. Department course count falling about 12% per year. Department faculty is about 25% below its recent average. 2028 Spring: 59% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2021. Section count rising about 1% per year over 3 terms. Department faculty is about 17% below its recent average. 2028 Summer: 11% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 59% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2019. Section count rising about 1% per year over 4 terms. Department course count falling about 9% per year. Department faculty is about 23% below its recent average. 2027 Spring: 63% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2021. Section count rising about 1% per year over 4 terms. Department faculty is about 16% below its recent average. 2027 Summer: 11% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2026 1 section 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2025 2 sections 2 sections Not offered Not offered
2024 2 sections 2 sections Not offered Not offered
2023 3 sections 2 sections Not offered Not offered
2022 3 sections 1 section Not offered Not offered
2021 2 sections 1 section Not offered Not offered
2020 1 section Not offered Not offered Not offered
2019 1 section Not offered Not offered No data for this term
2018 Not offered Not offered 1 section No data for this term
2017 Not offered 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 first
  • Thu, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM ONLINE 20262025-1
  • Tue, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM ONLINE 2026
  • Mon, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM ONLINE 2025-2
  • Thu, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM JC101 2025-2
  • Tue, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM Carlson Hall CH231 2025-1
Credit-bearing sections of STAT4450
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Fall 2026Dennis P. AvolaOnline1 3 of 30 enrolled20954
Spring 2026Dennis P. AvolaLecture1 7 of 25 enrolled31276
Fall 2025Dennis P. AvolaOnline1 25 of 30 enrolled20954
Fall 2025Dennis P. AvolaOnline1 11 of 30 enrolled24230
Spring 2025Claudia S. ChilundoLecture1 21 of 25 enrolled31276
Spring 2025Claudia S. ChilundoLecture1 11 of 25 enrolled32387
Fall 2024Claudia S. ChilundoLecture1 22 of 30 enrolled20954
Fall 2024Claudia S. ChilundoLecture1 19 of 30 enrolled22025
Spring 2024Claudia S. ChilundoLecture1 19 of 25 enrolled31276
Spring 2024Claudia S. ChilundoLecture1 20 of 25 enrolled32387
Fall 2023Dennis P. AvolaOnline1 8 of 30 enrolled20907
Fall 2023Dennis P. AvolaOnline1 22 of 30 enrolled20954
Fall 2023Claudia S. ChilundoLecture1 26 of 36 enrolled22025
Spring 2023Claudia S. ChilundoLecture1 24 of 35 enrolled31276
Spring 2023Claudia S. ChilundoLecture1 7 of 35 enrolled32387
Fall 2022Dennis P. AvolaOnline1 22 of 35 enrolled20907
Fall 2022Claudia S. ChilundoLecture1 25 of 35 enrolled20954
Fall 2022Claudia S. ChilundoLecture1 27 of 35 enrolled22025
Spring 2022Dennis P. AvolaOnline1 38 of 40 enrolled31276
Fall 2021Dennis P. AvolaOnline1 34 of 38 enrolled27501
Fall 2021Dennis P. AvolaOnline1 14 of 30 enrolled27814
Spring 2021Christopher T. BenestadOnline1 27 of 30 enrolled38660
Fall 2020Christopher T. BenestadOnline1 30 of 40 enrolled27501
Fall 2019Christopher T. BenestadOnline1 63 of 50 enrolled27501
Summer 2018Christopher T. BenestadLecture1 12 of 30 enrolled10775
Summer 2017Christopher T. BenestadLecture1 9 of 30 enrolled10775