Department of Statistics
Department of Statistics
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Statistical methods and the application of probability theory are essential to the understanding of data and underlying processes in a very wide variety of fields, including health sciences, economics and finance, social science, government, engineering, biological and physical sciences. The Department of Statistics is internationally renowned for innovative, wide-ranging research, and for its high-quality degree programmes.
Undergraduate degrees: Mathematics and Statistics, MORSE
Our 3-year and 4-year degree programmes attract well-qualified students from the UK and across the globe, and produce graduates who are in great demand (see, e.g., this New York Times article, this YouTube clip from Google and the Maths Careers website; the Wall Street Journal's report on Best Jobs 2011 has Mathematician, Statistician and Actuary all in the top ten!). Career choices of our recent alumni illustrate the wide range of options for our graduates.
Postgraduate degrees: MSc or PhD in Statistics
- MSc: a flexible programme of lecture courses and project work.
- PhD: research supervision in all areas of probability and statistics.
The Department leads the EPSRC-funded Academy for PhD Training in Statistics, a collaboration with eight other prominent UK research groups to organise intensive courses for first-year PhD students. Twelve students are enjoying exciting new opportunities at the interface between statistics, probability and applied mathematics, as the first cohort of the EPSRC-funded MASDOC initiative.
Research in Probability and Statistics
The Department's research ranges from probability theory, through statistical methodology and computation, to substantive applications in many different fields. Sustained programmes of research seminars, international visitors and workshops are organised through:
- Centre for Research in Statistical Methodology (CRiSM), funded by EPSRC and HEFCE as a major national Science and Innovation initiative.
- Probability at Warwick (P@W), which helps support a community of researchers in probability both locally and nationally through open workshops and seminars.
- Stochastic Finance at Warwick (SF@W), which draws together a variety of finance-related research and activities taking place within the Department of Statistics.
In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), the Department had 70% of its activity rated as internationally excellent (grade 3* or higher), with more than a quarter classed as world leading (grade 4*). We rank second nationally in Statistics and Operational Research for the volume of work graded 4*.
Statistical Consultancy
RISCU provides a high-level statistical consulting service both to external organisations and to researchers in other departments within the University.
