Statistics

Undergraduate

Statistics is a branch of mathematics that deals with the gathering, organizing, analyzing and drawing conclusions from data.

Program Overview

Statistics is used in most of the professions, in most sectors of the economy, and in a great many academic areas.

Courses in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics are designed to:

  • teach the language of the mathematical sciences
  • provide a command of powerful mathematical tools
  • develop problem-solving skills
  • foster the ability to ask questions and make independent discoveries
  • encourage the experience of mathematics as a distinctively rigorous way of knowing.

In addition, especially through the statistics offering, the rich interplay between an applied context and mathematical models in working with numerical data is an area of particular emphasis.

Each year some of our students enter graduate programs in statistics, or in allied fields (business, economics, education, or psychology). Many enter the job market and later pursue advanced degrees.

 

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Spotlight on Math and Statistics students and alums

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Courses and Requirements

Learning Goals

We welcome all students into the Statistics major, and we aim to create an inclusive, supportive environment for everyone. Statistics majors have the following learning goals:

  • Communicate statistical concepts and their interpretation, with statistical colleagues and with a wider audience

  • Describe key statistical methods and the reasoning behind them

  • Use appropriate statistical and computational methods to explore data and draw conclusions

  • Ask questions about new methods and applications, learn new techniques, and make new discoveries

  • Incorporate “big picture” reasoning, including ethics, practicality, and creativity, into statistical practice

  • Develop the independence to approach new problems, and the ability to collaborate effectively.

Contact us

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics strives to teach the language of the mathematical sciences, provide a command of mathematical tools, develop problem-solving skills, foster an ability to ask questions and make independent discoveries.

Connell Heady
  • Academic Department Coordinator

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