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What is statistics?
Statistics is a field that studies data. A statistician is involved with collecting, summarizing, and interpreting this data. Many problems in statistics are motivated by the world around us. For these problems, there is often an inherent degree of variability among the data points. Statistics helps us find solutions to these problems by using techniques to deal with this uncertainty in the data.
Who should consider the statistics track or statistics minor?
A person who likes to solve practical problems.
A person who likes working with numbers.
A person who likes working with people.
A person who likes computers.
What are the advantages in taking statistics courses?
It will increase your chance of getting a good job by increasing your marketability.
It will increase your analytical reasoning.
It is applicable to a wide variety of disciplines.
What careers use statistics?
Careers that incorporate statistics can be found in a wide variety of disciplines. Here are a few examples of fields which use statistics.
| Agriculture |
| Agronomy |
| Crop Research |
| Forestry |
| Wildlife Management |
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| Business |
| Economics |
| Market Research |
| Actuarial Science |
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| Industry |
| Manufacturing |
| Reliability |
| Quality Improvement |
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| Computer Science |
| Software Design |
| Statistical Programming |
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| Health Science |
| Pharmacology |
| Medical Research |
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| Government |
| Center for Disease Control |
| Census Bureau |
| Federal Drug Administration |
| Department of Agriculture |
| EPA |
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| Scientific Disciplines |
| Biology |
| Chemistry |
| Engineering |
| Astronomy |
| Genetics |
| Space Science |
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| Other Disciplines |
| Psychology |
| Sociology |
| Telecommunications |
| Education |
| Sports |
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What graduate schools have accepted former UT Martin graduates
into their programs?
Bowling Green State University
Emory University
Georgia State University
Mississippi State University
Texas A&M University
University of Louisville
University of Wyoming
Kansas State University
Who should I contact for more information?
Mr. Tom Eskew (Interim Chair)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Tennessee at Martin
424 Holt Humanities Building
Martin, Tennessee 38238
Phone: (731) 587 - 7360
teskew@utm.edu
Who are the statistics faculty?
Desiree' McCullough, Ph.D.
(Oklahoma State University)
desireem@utm.edu
Mickey Dunlap, Ph.D.
(Texas A&M University)
mdunlap@utm.edu
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