Statistics and Analytics (STAN)
Mark Arnold
Program Director
301 Science Engineering Building
479-575-3351
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Degree Conferred:
M.S. (STANMS)
Program Description: The Graduate Certificate and M.S. degree in Statistics and Analytics are cross-college interdisciplinary programs that build on the university's current strengths in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education and Health Professions; and Engineering. Students may choose one of six concentrations: Statistics; Biological Analytics, Business Analytics; Operations Analytics; Computational Analytics; Educational Statistics & Psychometrics; or Quantitative Social Sciences.Â
Primary Areas of Faculty Research:Â Statistics and statistical analysis and design methodologies in business analytics, operations analytics, computational analytics, educational statistics and social science research.
Admission to the Master's Program: In addition to the requirements of the Graduate School, applicants for admission to the M.S. program in Statistics and Analytics must submit a) three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with the applicant’s previous academic and professional performance and b) official test scores as specified for the applicant’s area of interest.
M.S. in Statistics and Analytics with Concentration in Biological Analytics
Requirements for the Master of Science (M.S.) Degree
Requirements for the master's degree are fulfilled through one of seven concentrations. Students should also be aware of Graduate School requirements with regard to master's degrees.
Requirements for Concentration in Biological Analytics
| Undergraduate Deficiencies | ||
| Calculus I (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 2405) | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Core | ||
| Requirements include one course from each of these areas as approved by the student’s advisory committee: Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Experimental Design | 12 | |
| Required Courses | ||
| °ä³§°ä·¡Ìý50103 | Advanced Special Topics in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (taken as introduction to cluster computing) | 3 |
| µþ±õ°¿³¢Ìý51573 | Practical Programming for Biologists | 3 |
| ±õ³§³Û³§Ìý57203 | Advanced Multivariate Analysis | 3 |
| Choose from one of the following options: | 9 | |
9 additional hours of electives | ||
3 hours of electives, 6 hours of thesis credit, and submission of an acceptable thesis | ||
| Written comprehensive exam (non-thesis) or defense of the thesis | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Requirements for the Master of Science (M.S.) Degree
Requirements for the master's degree are fulfilled through one of seven concentrations. Students should also be aware of Graduate School requirements with regard to master's degrees.
Requirements for Concentration in Business Analytics
| Undergraduate Deficiencies | ||
| Calculus I (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 2405) | ||
| Core | ||
| Requirements include one course from each of these areas as approved by the student’s advisory committee: Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Experimental Design | 12 | |
| Required Courses | ||
| ±õ³§³Û³§Ìý51003 | Data Analytics Fundamentals | 3 |
| ±õ³§³Û³§Ìý58303 | Data Management Systems | 3 |
| ±õ³§³Û³§Ìý58403 | Seminar in Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management | 3 |
| Choose one of the following options: | 9 | |
9 hours of electives | ||
3 hours of electives and 6 hours of thesis credit and submission of an acceptable thesis. | ||
| Written comprehensive exam (non-thesis) or defense of the thesis. | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Requirements for the Master of Science (M.S.) Degree
Requirements for the master's degree are fulfilled through one of seven concentrations. Students should also be aware of Graduate School requirements with regard to master's degrees.
Requirements for a Concentration in Computational Analytics
| Undergraduate Deficiencies | ||
| Calculus I (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 2405) | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Algorithms | ||
| Core | ||
| Requirements include one course from each of these areas as approved by the student’s advisory committee: Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Experimental Design. | 12 | |
| Required Courses | ||
| °ä³§°ä·¡Ìý55203 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| Two of the following: | 6 | |
| Machine Learning | ||
| Data Mining | ||
| Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Choose one of the following options: | 9 | |
9 hours of electives | ||
3 hours of electives, 6 hours of thesis credit and submission of an acceptable thesis | ||
| Written comprehensive exam (non-thesis) or defense of the thesis | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Requirements for the Master of Science (M.S.) Degree
Requirements for the master's degree are fulfilled through one of seven concentrations. Students should also be aware of Graduate School requirements with regard to master's degrees.
Requirements for Concentration in Educational Statistics and Psychometrics
| Undergraduate Deficiencies | ||
| Calculus I (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 2405) | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Core | ||
| Requirements include one course from each of these areas as approved by the student’s advisory committee: Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Experimental Design | 12 | |
| Required Courses | ||
| ·¡³§¸é²ÑÌý50103 | Research Methods in Education | 3 |
| ·¡³§¸é²ÑÌý66503 | Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| ·¡³§¸é²ÑÌý67503 | Item Response Theory | 3 |
| Choose one of the following options: | 9 | |
9 hours of electives as approved by the student's advisory committee | ||
3 hours of electives, 6 hours of thesis credit, and submission of an acceptable thesis | ||
| Written comprehensive exam (non-thesis) or defense of the thesis | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Requirements for the Master of Science (M.S.) Degree
Requirements for the master's degree are fulfilled through one of seven concentrations. Students should also be aware of Graduate School requirements with regard to master's degrees.
Requirements for Concentration in Operations Analytics
| Undergraduate Deficiencies | ||
| Calculus I (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 2405) | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Introduction to Probability | ||
| Core | ||
| Requirements include one course from each of these areas as approved by the student’s advisory committee: Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Experimental Design | 12 | |
| Required Courses | ||
| ±õ±··¡³ÒÌý56103 | Introduction to Optimization Theory | 3 |
| ±õ±··¡³ÒÌý58003 | Simulation | 3 |
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Seminar in Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management | ||
| Data Mining | ||
| Choose one of the following options: | 9 | |
9 hours of electives | ||
3 hours of electives, 6 hours of thesis credit and submission of an acceptable thesis | ||
| Written comprehensive exam (non-thesis) or defense of the thesis | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Requirements for a Concentration in Quantitative Social Science
| Undergraduate Deficiencies | ||
| Calculus I (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 2405) | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Introduction to Probability | ||
| Core | ||
| Requirements include one course from each of these areas as approved by the student’s advisory committee: Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Experimental Design. | 12 | |
| Required Courses | ||
| ±õ³§³Û³§Ìý57203 | Advanced Multivariate Analysis | 3 |
| ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý57503 | Forecasting | 3 |
| ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý66203 | Econometrics II | 3 |
| ·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý66303 | Econometrics III | 3 |
| Choose one of the following options: | 6 | |
| 6 hours of electives to include two of the following: cost benefit analysis; GIS and spatial analysis; multilevel modeling; social network analysis | ||
6 hours of thesis credit and submission of an acceptable thesis | ||
| Written comprehensive exam (non-thesis) or defense of the thesis | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Requirements for the Master of Science (M.S.) Degree
Requirements for the master's degree are fulfilled through one of seven concentrations. Students should also be aware of Graduate School requirements with regard to master's degrees.
Requirements for the Master of Science (M.S.) Degree
Requirements for the master's degree are fulfilled through one of seven concentrations. Students should also be aware of Graduate School requirements with regard to master's degrees.
Requirements for Concentration in Statistics
| Undergraduate Deficiencies | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Programming Foundations II | ||
| Core | ||
| Requirements include one course from each of these areas as approved by the student’s advisory committee: Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Experimental Design | 12 | |
| Required Courses | ||
| ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý51033 | Introduction to Probability Theory | 3 |
| ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý51133 | Statistical Inference | 3 |
| ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý53333 | Analysis of Categorical Responses | 3 |
| ³§°Õ´¡°ÕÌý54433 | Computational Statistics | 3 |
| Choose one of the following options: | 6 | |
6 hours of electives | ||
6 hours of thesis credit and submission of acceptable thesis | ||
| Written comprehensive exam (non-thesis) or defense of thesis | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Graduate Faculty
Aloysius, John, Ph.D. (Temple ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), B.S. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Colombo, Sri Lanka), Professor, J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management, Oren Harris Chair in Logistics, 1995, 2017.
Arnold, Mark E., Ph.D., B.S. (Northern Illinois ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), A.S. (Rock Valley College), Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 1993, 1999.
Beaulieu, Jeremy M., Ph.D. (Yale ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), M.S., B.S. (California Polytechnic State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, 2016, 2021.
Bridges, Ana Julia, Ph.D. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Rhode Island), M.S. (Illinois State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), B.S. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign), Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychological Science, 2007, 2025.
Cassady, Richard, Ph.D., M.S.I.S.E., B.S.I.S.E. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, 2000, 2019.
Chakraborty, Avishek, Ph.D (Duke ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), M.S., B.S. (Indian Statistical Institute), Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 2014, 2020.
Chimka, Justin Robert, Ph.D., M.S.I.E., B.S.I.E. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Pittsburgh), Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, 2002, 2009.
Cothren, Jackson David, Ph.D., M.S. (The Ohio State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), B.S. (United States Air Force Academy), Professor, Department of Geosciences, Leica Geosystems Chair in Geospatial Imaging, 2004, 2017.
Covington, Matthew D., Ph.D. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of California-Santa Cruz), B.A. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Arkansas), Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, 2012, 2018.
Cronan, Timothy P., Ph.D. (Louisiana Tech ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), M.S. (South Dakota State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), B.S. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Southwestern Louisiana), Professor, Department of Information Systems, M.D. Matthews Endowed Chair in Information Systems, 1979.
Douglas, Marlis R., Ph.D., M.S., B.S. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Zurich), Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Bruker Life Sciences Chair, 2012.
Douglas, Michael Edward, Ph.D. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Georgia), M.S., B.S. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Louisville), Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, 21st Century Chair in Global Change Biology, 2011.
Feng, Song, Ph.D., M.S. (Chinese Academy of Sciences), B.S. (Yunnan ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, 2013, 2018.
Ferrier, Gary D., Ph.D. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of North Carolina–Chapel Hill), B.A. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Wisconsin-Madison), ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â Professor, Department of Economics, Lewis E. Epley Jr. Professorship in Economics, 1993, 2012.
Fitzpatrick, Kevin M., Ph.D. (State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of New York at Albany), M.A. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of South Carolina at Columbia), B.A. (Susquehanna ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Bernice Jones Chair in Community, 2005, 2014.
Freeze, Ron, Ph.D. (Arizona State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), M.B.A. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Missouri–Kansas City), B.S. (General Motors Institute), Clinical Professor, Department of Information Systems, 2015, 2021.
Gaduh, Arya, Ph.D. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Southern California), M.Phil. (Cambridge ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), B.A. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of California-Berkeley), Associate Professor, Department of Economics, 2013, 2019.
Gauch, Susan E., Ph.D. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), M.Sc., B.Sc. (Queen’s ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â, Canada), Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2007.
Gu, Jingping, Ph.D. (Texas A&M ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), M.A. (Peking ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), B.A. (Renmin ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of China, Bejiing), Associate Professor, Department of Economics, 2008, 2014.
Harris, Casey Taggart, Ph.D., M.A. (Pennsylvania State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), B.S. (Texas A&M ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, 2011, 2023.
Johnson, Jon, Ph.D. (Indiana ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â at Bloomington), M.B.A., B.S. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Arkansas), Professor, Department of Strategic, Entrepreneurship and Venture Innovation, Walton College Professorship in Sustainability, 1996, 2007.
Levine, William H., Ph.D., M.S. (State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of New York at Binghamton), B.S. (DePaul ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Science, 2001, 2007.
Lo, Wen-Juo, Ph.D., M.A. (Arizona State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), B.S. (SooChow ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resource and Communication Disorders, 2008, 2014.
Mitchell, Joshua Lee, Ph.D. (Southern Illinois ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), M.P.A., B.S. (Murray State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, 2010, 2019.
Mullins, Jeff, Ph.D., M.A., B.S. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Arkansas), Assistant Professor, Department of Information Systems, 2006, 2018.
Naithani, Kusum, Ph.D. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Wyoming), M.Sc. (G.B. Pant ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Agriculture and Technology-India), B.Sc. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Lucknow-India), Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, 2014, 2021.
Parnell, Gregory S., Ph.D. (Stanford ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), M.S. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Southern California), M.E.I.S.E. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Florida), B.S. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of New York at Buffalo), Professor of Practice, Department of Industrial Engineering, 2013.
Petris, Giovanni, Ph.D., M.S. (Duke ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), B.S. (Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy), Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 1999, 2016.
Pohl, Edward A., Ph.D., M.S.R.E. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Arizona), M.S.S.E. (Air Force Institute of Technology), M.S.E.M. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Dayton), B.S.E.E. (Boston ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Twenty-First Century Professorship in Engineering, 2004, 2013.
Rainwater, Chase E., Ph.D. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Florida), B.S.I.E. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Arkansas), Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Twenty-First Century Professorship in Engineering, 2009, 2021.
Rossetti, Manuel D., Ph.D., P.E., M.S.I.E. (The Ohio State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), B.S.I.E. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Cincinnati), ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, 1999, 2022.
Sabherwal, Rajiv, Ph.D. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Pittsburgh), P.G.D.M. (Indian Institute of Management), B.S.E.E. (Regional Engineering College, India), Distinguished Professor, Department of Information Systems, Edwin and Karlee Bradberry Chair, 2011, 2019.
Song, Geoboo, Ph.D. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Oklahoma), B.A. (Korea ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), B.A. (Hanyang ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, 2012, 2019.
Stenken, Julie A., Ph.D. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Kansas), B.S. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Akron), Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 21st Century Chair of Proteomics, 2007.
Sykes, Tracy Ann, Ph.D. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Arkansas), B.S. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Maryland-College Park), Associate Professor, Department of Information Systems, 2011, 2016.
Turner, Ronna L., Ph.D. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign), M.S.E. (Missouri State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), B.S.E. (Southwest Missouri State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 1997, 2018.
Wu, Xintao, Ph.D. (George Mason ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), M.E. (Chinese Academy of Space Technology), B.S. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Science and Technology of China), Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Charles D. Morgan/Acxiom Graduate Research Chair, 2014, 2019.
Yang, Song, Ph.D., M.S. (ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Minnesota-Twin Cities), M.A. (Nankai ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â, China), B.A. (Branch College of Nankai, China), Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, 2002, 2016.
Zhang, Qingyang, Ph.D. (Northwestern ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), M.S. (Loyola ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â–Chicago), B.S. (Beijing Normal ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 2015, 2021.
Zhang, Shengfan, Ph.D., M.I.E. (North Carolina State ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â), B.M. (Fudan ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â, Shanghai), Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, John L. Imhoff Chair in Industrial Engineering, 2011, 2020.