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SRA 365Statistics for Security and Risk Analysis

3 credits · Security and Risk Analysis · Penn State

Theoretical foundations and practice of intermediate statistics. SRA 365 Statistics for Security and Risk Analysis (3) SRA 365 is an intermediate-level statistics course emphasizing how to summarize data using descriptive statistics, how to make data-driven decisions using inferential statistics, and how to critically evaluate data presented in the media, all within the context of security, risk, and analysis. This is both a theory and application course. Students will learn about statistical theories, such as regression, and chi-square analyses, and apply their knowledge of these theories by analyzing and interpreting data using a statistical software package.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “C or better in STAT 200 or SCM 200”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (9 programs).

Required in (6)

  • Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations, B.S. (Abington)
  • Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations, B.S. (Altoona)
  • Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations, B.S. (Berks)
  • Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations, B.S. (Capital)
  • Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations, B.S. (Information Sciences and Technology)
  • Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations, B.S. (University College)

One of the options in (4)

  • Security and Risk Analysis, B.S. (Altoona)
  • Security and Risk Analysis, B.S. (Berks)
  • Security and Risk Analysis, B.S. (Capital)
  • Security and Risk Analysis, B.S. (Information Sciences and Technology)