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- Statistics
- STAT STUFF
- Julie Legler
Director, Statistics - Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
- Regents Hall of Mathematical Sciences
- 1520 St. Olaf Avenue
- Northfield, MN 55057
- 507-786-3113
- 507-786-3116 FAX
- math-info@stolaf.edu
I always find that statistics are hard to swallow and impossible to digest. The only one I can remember is that if all the people who go to sleep in church were laid end to end they would be a lot more comfortable.
--Mrs. Robert A. Taft
--Mrs. Robert A. Taft
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Tell your students to go into stats. The market is short on well-rounded statisticians with good business and management skills. Demand for this unique skill set is only going to grow.
-Thad Hellman
Why should you earn a Statistics Concentration?
Learn Statistics. Go Abroad.
What statisticians do
How do you get started?
Which statistics course should you take?
Information about the statistics concentration
Ready to add a concentration in statistics? Complete this form Statistics Contract and drop it off at RNS 509.
Summer Opportunities
Interdisciplinary Research and Computing
Summer Opportunities in Biostatistics
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Mayo Biostatistics Internships
Statistics Program News
Lynne Rebecca Peeples, '02
Major(s): Math
Concentration(s): Statistics
Job or student Title: Grad Student/Research Analyst
Company or School: Harvard
Is willing to be contacted: Yes
Lynne graduated from St. Olaf with a mathematics major and a statistics concentration in 2002. She earned a Masters in Biostatistics at Harvard in 2004.
Advice from this graduate:Get as much practical experience as you can; and if grad school is in your future, it is helpful to have a good idea of what your long-term goals are before deciding on a program.