Use advanced statistical models in hospitality and tourism contexts.
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HOA 732: Advanced Statistical Analysis for Hospitality
An advanced graduate hospitality statistics course focused on applied modeling, interpretation, and supporting students through technical material.
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Description
Course description
An advanced statistics course for hospitality graduate students, emphasizing applied modeling, interpretation, and quantitative methods that support hospitality research. The course builds toward more independent analysis and clearer communication of technical findings.
This course builds on statistical analysis for hospitality students and emphasizes clear explanation, applied examples, model interpretation, and student support.
Objectives
Learning objectives
Interpret model results with attention to assumptions, limitations, and managerial meaning.
Translate technical analysis into clear explanations for research and practice.
Assessment
Assignments, grading, and scale
Written-in-class activities
Due date TBD
A93% and above
A-90% to 92.9%
B+87% to 89.9%
B83% to 86.9%
B-80% to 82.9%
C+77% to 79.9%
C73% to 76.9%
C-70% to 72.9%
D60% to 69.9%
FBelow 60%
Schedule
Weekly schedule
WeekTopic
1Advanced modeling review, research design, and applied hospitality examples
2Decision trees, model splits, validation, and interpretation
3Random forests, ensemble logic, and variable importance
4Classification, prediction, and evaluating model performance
5Model explanation, communication, and methodological limitations
6Midterm and final project workshops
7Final presentations and applied model reporting
Materials
Course materials, assignments, and links
Decision tree activity
A written-in-class activity using decision trees, book club data, and Boston housing data.
Open resourceRandom forest activity
A written-in-class activity using random forests and German credit data.
Open resourceFinal project
Final project prompt for applied modeling, interpretation, and communication.
Open resourceMidterm project
Midterm project prompt for advanced statistical analysis.
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