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Graduate Option in Statistics

Within the Dept. of Department of Mathematics and Statistics, students may choose options which concentrate in Statistics. This handout summarizes the main features of the Statistics options and overlaps considerably with the material in the Axioms, which contains full detail of all program requirements.

The M.S. option provides students with training in statistical applications, statistical computing and theory, preparing them for jobs in industry or government, or for moving on to a Ph.D. in Statistics of Biostatistics. The Ph.D. option provides a combination of theory and application preparing students for positions in academia, industry or government. Each of these programs is described in more detail below.




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