Winston Lin

Winston Lin
  • Senior Lecturer in Statistics and Data Science

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    435 Academic Research Building
    265 South 37th Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Research Interests: causal inference, social program evaluation

Links: Personal Website

Teaching

Current Courses (Spring 2025)

  • STAT1028 - Intro Business Stat

    The STAT 1028 honors section covers many of the same topics as STAT 1020 (such as multiple linear and logistic regression) and is designed for students who have studied calculus and are seeking a class with mathematical content. The class will assume good command of the material in MATH 1070 or MATH 1400 as a prerequisite. STAT 1028 is particularly recommended for students who are considering the concentration or minor in statistics and data science or other quantitative fields (such as quantitative finance).

    STAT1028001 ( Syllabus )

    STAT1028002 ( Syllabus )

All Courses

  • STAT1018 - Intro Business Stat

    The STAT 1018 honors section, which fulfills the STAT 1010 requirement, offers an introduction to probability and statistics for students who have studied calculus and are seeking a class with mathematical content. The class will assume good command of the material in MATH 1070 or MATH 1400 as a prerequisite. STAT 1018 is particularly recommended for students who are considering the concentration or minor in statistics and data science or other quantitative fields (such as quantitative finance).

  • STAT1028 - Intro Business Stat

    The STAT 1028 honors section covers many of the same topics as STAT 1020 (such as multiple linear and logistic regression) and is designed for students who have studied calculus and are seeking a class with mathematical content. The class will assume good command of the material in MATH 1070 or MATH 1400 as a prerequisite. STAT 1028 is particularly recommended for students who are considering the concentration or minor in statistics and data science or other quantitative fields (such as quantitative finance).

  • STAT4300 - Probability

    Discrete and continuous sample spaces and probability; random variables, distributions, independence; expectation and generating functions; Markov chains and recurrence theory.

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