STAT 5207: Multivariate Data Analysis
(Dual-listed with STAT 4207).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Statistical and graphical methods for displaying and analyzing multivariate data including plotting high-dimensional data using interactive graphics; organizing and summarizing analyses of multivariate data; comparing two group mean vectors; multivariate analysis of variance; reducing variable dimension with principal components; identifying factors with exploratory factor analysis; grouping observations with multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis; classification; R statistical software package and using Rstudio to create reports (RMarkdown and GGplot). Knowledge of linear algebra recommended.
(Typically Offered: Fall)