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Statistics Degrees Offer High Salaries and Financial Stability, Study Finds
June 12, 2015
Those who study statistics not only get a great return on their college investment, but the promise of financial security throughout their careers, according to a recent report by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. Among its key findings, the Center found that recent graduates of STEM degree programs earn the highest wages...
New York Times Columnist Advocates for Statistics Education
April 28, 2015
The New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof highlighted the importance of statistics education in a recent column, stating “statistical literacy should be part of every citizen’s tool kit.” You can read more here.
Medical Doctor Says Statistics Education “Instrumental” to Her Success
April 10, 2015
College students “should run—not walk—to sign up for a statistics course as soon as possible,” writes Jessica Johnson, chief resident of physical medicine at Walter Reed National Medical Center, in a USA Today article. Johnson is a graduate of Cornell College and the University of Missouri School of Medicine. She’s completing her final year of...
Statisticians Find “Marquee” Bias Can Influence Selection Sunday
March 02, 2015
Does each “bubble” team have an equal probability of being selected for “March Madness”? A statistical analysis conducted by four Virginia Tech University statisticians confirms the existence of an unacknowledged factor that can influence the NCAA Selection Committee: a team’s marquee potential. This factor can push a marquee men’s basketball team into the NCAA tournament’s...
Fortune Magazine: Bachelor’s Degrees in Statistics Soaring
February 11, 2015
More people are recognizing the growing interest in statistics education and careers, including Fortune magazine, which recently ran an article titled “Move over, computer science. Bachelor’s degrees in statistics have soared 95% since 2010.” The article cites data from the National Center for Education Statistics showing that the number of undergraduate students getting a degree in...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Reports on Growth in Undergraduate Statistics Degrees
February 03, 2015
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette today reported on data released by the American Statistical Association showing that statistics is the fastest-growing STEM degree. “[The American Statistical Association’s] analysis of federal education data says statistics since 2010 has been the fastest-growing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) undergraduate degree in the nation, outpacing all other computer-related disciplines, environment and...
Women a Growing Force in Statistics and Data Science, Reports Washington Post
January 07, 2015
Unlike many science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, the field of statistical science attracts a relatively large share of women, even in leadership positions, Washington Post’s Brigid Schulte recently reported in “Women Flocking to Statistics.” “More than 40 percent of degrees in statistics go to women, and they make up 40 percent of the statistics...
Statistician Jen Van Mullekom Plays an Important Role at Dupont
December 08, 2014
Jen Van Mullekom is a statistician at DuPont where she helps the science company make informed decisions for a variety of problems and scenarios. Jen calls herself an “accidental statistician” because she set out to become a math teacher when she started her undergraduate studies. But upon taking a statistics class, she was amazed at...
Wall Street Journal Reports on CIO’s Growing Demand for Data Scientists
December 02, 2014
Companies need data scientists, and a lot of them, writes Clint Boulton in a recent article for the Wall Street Journal. Chief information officers are having a hard time finding enough candidates with the right mix of skills needed to gather and manipulate data, as well as analyze data to solve tough business problems. Finding...
Three Professors Explain How Statistical Science is More Than Numbers
October 23, 2014
Terry Speed, professor of bioinformatics at U.C. Berkeley, makes a strong case along with two other professors about why students should learn statistics. Speed points out that statistical science is applied to just about every sector—from agriculture and healthcare to manufacturing and technology. “It seems evident that statistics pervades every field of human endeavor, either...