STAT 900PhD Research Skills

Units: 0.50
Level: Graduate
Faculty: Mathematics
Subject: Statistics
Cross-listed: ACTSC 900

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course acts as a capstone on the coursework based part of the PhD program and as a stepping stone to the PhD proposal and to research. It is aimed at developing research skills: critically reading published research, summarizing and synthesizing areas of research, writing and orally presenting summaries of research problems, data sets and theoretical and applied results. The course is designed to be integrative across core areas of the student discipline.

Prerequisites

Enrolled in PhD in Statistics, or PhD in Statistics-Biostatistics

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

One post or comment in 1 thread mentions STAT 900, May 2024 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.

Spring 2024

May 16, 2024 I swear the STAT advisors are hostile to anyone wanting to go above and beyond with their statistics education .. 48 points, 41 comments

u/AstronomyIsNotPotato: “… Tried to override into a STAT 900 course since it seemed interesting, would help with grad admissions, and I did extremely well in the (effective prerequisite) course before it. …”

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Calendar versions

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In 13 terms, Winter 2020 to Winter 2024