Phil Yates

Phil Yates

Associate Professor, Statistics

DePaul University

Biography

Phil Yates is an associate professor of statistics at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. His research interests include statistical applications in environmental sciences, hydrology, sports, political science, and statistics education.

Interests

  • Applied Statistics
  • Statistical Education
  • Statistical Computing

Education

  • PhD in Statistics, 2006

    University of South Carolina

  • MSc in Biostatistics, 1999

    The University of Vermont

  • BSc in Mathematical Sciences, 1997

    DePaul University

Teaching

DePaul University

Department of Mathematical Sciences

Winter Quarter 2025

  • MAT 348: Applied Statistical Methods
  • MAT 442: Applied Statistics II

Past Quarters: Autumn Quarter 2017 to Autumn Quarter 2024

  • ENV 260: Environmental Data Analysis
  • HON 180: Data Analysis and Statistics
  • MAT 137: Business Statistics
  • MAT 328/528: Design of Experiments
  • MAT 341/448: Statistical Methods Using SAS
  • MAT 350/427: Bayesian Statistics
  • MAT 353: Probability & Statistics III
  • MAT 356/456: Applied Regression Analysis
  • MAT 441: Applied Statistics I
  • MAT 443: Applied Statistics III

Saint Michael's College

Department of Mathematics

Fall Semester 2010 to Spring Semester 2017

  • MA 120: Elementary Statistics
  • MA 140: Biological Data & Statistics
  • MA 150: Calculus I
  • MA 160: Calculus II
  • MA 251: Probability and Statistics
  • MA 351: Applied Regression Analysis
  • MA 410: Seminar in Mathematics
  • MA 451: Applied Statistical Methods

Cal Poly Pomona

Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Fall Quarter 2007 to Spring Quarter 2010

  • MAT 114: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
  • STA 120: Statistics with Applications
  • STA 241: Applied Probability Theory
  • STA 310: Sampling Theory and Applications
  • STA 326: Statistical Methods for Computer Scientists
  • STA 341: Applied Statistics
  • STA 432: Applied Regression Analysis
  • STA 533: Linear Statistical Methods I
  • STA 534: Linear Statistical Methods II
  • STA 565: Multivariate Statistics

University of South Carolina

Department of Statistics

Fall Semester 1999 to Spring Semester 2004

  • STAT 110: Introduction to Descriptive Statistics
  • STAT 201: Elementary Statistics
  • STAT 516: Statistical Methods II

Recent Publications

Recent & Upcoming Talks

The TIF Illumination Project

Information Motivating Public Activism (IMPACT) Professional Panel

Resources for Teaching Statistics

Contact

  • PYATES@depaul.edu
  • 773-325-4216
  • Schmitt Academic Center, Room 507, 2320 N. Kenmore Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
  • Monday 3:30 to 5:30 PM, Tuesday & Thursday 10:00 to 11:00 AM