Statistics

Overview

Key facts

Statistics majors have a wide variety of opportunities in government, industry, and education. Statisticians are specialists, but statistics by its nature demands that they be generalists also. Statistics uses mathematics, but it is not abstract or isolated: statisticians work with people from other professional backgrounds to solve practical problems.

Career Options

Statisticians help make important advances in scientific research by using their quantitative abilities, statistical knowledge, computing, and communication skills to collaborate with other scientists on problems, including:

• Evaluating environmental impact of pollution.

• Designing and analyzing studies to determine safety and effectiveness of drugs.

• Estimating the U.S. unemployment rate.

• Analyzing consumer demand for a new product or service.

Why Study Statistics at Grand Valley State University ?

You can expect the following from the statistics program at Grand Valley:

• Personal attention by our faculty in all of your courses.

• An opportunity to work collaboratively with our faculty on a variety of research initiatives.

• Widespread application of statistical methods and hands-on experience with analyzing real-life data.

• Access to an extensive list of undergraduate courses where you can learn about the branches of statistical methodology.

• A nearly 100-percent placement rate into work or graduate school.