Statistics involves the analysis of numerical
data. This ranges from the calculation of simple statistics to
the mathematical theory beind very sophisticated statistical
procedures. Statistical tools are used by professionals
in areas such as agriculture, pharmacy, business, human development,
and the social sciences .
The Department of Statistics offers a major leading to a B.S., M.S.,
or Ph.D. degree, as well as minors in statistics for both undergraduate
and graduate students. The program is flexible enough to be individually
planned around prior experience and in accord with professional
goals. The program emphasis is on applied statistics, consulting,
and computational methods. |