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STAT 430Experimental Design

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 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Review of experimental designs in a regression setting; analysis of variance; replication, balance, blocking, randomization, and interaction; one-way layout, two-way layout, and Latin square as special cases; factorial structure of treatments; covariates; treatment contrasts; two-level fractional factorial designs; fixed versus random effects; split-plot and repeated-measures designs; other topics.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • STAT331 - Applied Linear Models (0.50)
      • STAT371 - Applied Linear Models and Process Improvement for Business (0.50)
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • STAT332 - Sampling and Experimental Design (0.50)
      • STAT372 - Survey Sampling and Experimental Design Techniques for Business (0.50)

Antirequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
      • BIOL461 - Advanced Biostatistics (0.50)
      • PSYCH391 - Advanced Data Analysis (0.50)
    • Not open to students enrolled in Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Environment programs

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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 001602367 / 150MW 11:30–12:50
TUT 101667067 / 150F 14:30–15:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

100% liked it86% easy87% useful

From 30 ratings and 11 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Pretty cool course. A lot about experimenting. We actually got to create our own experiment, and present it to the class which is pretty cool. Assessments were all fair.

    Aug 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • probably the easiest 4XX stat course ever, took it with pengfei. easy 80+ if you show up to class.

    Jan 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Course was broken down into assignments (15%), a midterm (35%) and a final (50%). Lectures were not the most engaging and the midterm and final were pretty difficult, however this course has a very very generous grading scheme.

    Aug 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Certainly more difficult than the reviews made it seem. Found it to be very useful, though

    Jul 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This course seems to be more difficult than the previous offerings in Spring 2023. Many useful experimental designs and models. Make sure you undedstand ANOVA and hypothesis testing well as thery are more likely to be tested on an exam.

    Aug 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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