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STAT 372Survey Sampling and Experimental Design Techniques for Business

Units
0.50
Faculty
Mathematics
Subject
Statistics

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Design and analysis of surveys. Management of sample and non-sample error. Simple random sampling and stratified random sampling. Additional topics in survey sampling. Observational and experimental studies. Principles for the design of experiments. Analysis of variance, factorial experiments, and interaction. Application to problems in business.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • STAT322 - Sampling and Experimental Design (Non-Specialist Level) (0.50)
    • STAT332 - Sampling and Experimental Design (0.50)

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001611059 / 96TTh 16:00–17:20
TUT 101656659 / 96F 11:30–12:20

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00157150 / 60TTh 16:00–17:20
LEC 701222318 / 9999Online or by arrangement
TUT 10159440 / 60F 10:30–11:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

62% liked it68% easy75% useful

From 29 ratings and 7 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • It's really really hard

    Dec 2022 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Grade Distribution: 3 Assignments for 20% in total. Midterm 30%. Final 50%
    Comments: Assignments are super easy 95+. Midterm is hard that very testing of your proof skills and content understanding. Final is more focused on the application question and I think its fair.

    Dec 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Had to memorize a ton of formulas for midterm and final. Assignments were quite hard, but the exams were easier (and generally pretty fair) as they had questions taken straight from the practice finals and tutorials.

    Aug 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • There were some very abstract materials and R codes were mandatory for assignments.

    Aug 2020 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Easy course. Different models of ANOVA repeated a bunch of times, before going into survey sampling theory. You need to remember what was taught in Stat 231 or else you're gonna have a bad time.

    Sep 2019 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

70 posts and comments in 60 threads mention STAT 372, October 2012 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2024

Spring 2024

Stat 454/Stat 341 4 points, 14 comments

“Hi everyone, I'm trying to complete my remaining math electives and I do well in Stat courses. I was deciding which Stat course to take as my last math elective, and I'm stuck between Stat 454 and …”

u/mmooner: “stat 341 will be way easier, especially since you've already taken stat 372. stat 454 is on the easier side for a 4th year stat course, but all 4th year stat courses are harder and have more work than 3rd year stat courses.”

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Winter 2024

STAT 443 vs STAT 454 1 point, 1 comment

“I'm debating on taking either STAT 443 or STAT 454 based on what is easier and I could get a higher mark in. STAT 443 is with Reza and STAT 454 is with Christian Boudreau. …”

u/omwtokillEuronymous: “… For STAT 454, if you liked the sampling part of STAT 332/372, then you'll probably like STAT 454. Honestly, it'll probably be easier to pick the course that interests you the most rather than which one is perceived to be easier. …”

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Fall 2023

Spring 2023

Fall 2022

Best STATs courses 24 points, 27 comments

“Looking to major in stats, what’re the best stats courses in people opinion?”

u/Hot_Procedure_921: “I’d say STAT 341 was an interesting and overall well organized course especially if taught by Nathaniel Stevens/Jack Davis.”

u/omwtokillEuronymous: “Had Reza for STAT 372. Amazing prof, very passionate about the material. His exams tend to be kind of long though but the assignments were fair.”

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Spring 2022

Winter 2022

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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