Probability and Statistics at Warwick
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Undergraduate degreesOur 3-year and 4-year degree programmes attract well-qualified students from across the globe, and produce graduates who are in great demand. Postgraduate degrees
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. ResearchThe 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:
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*). In volume of work rated 4* we rank second nationally in Statistics and Operational Research. ConsultancyRISCU provides a high-level statistical consulting service both to external organisations and to researchers in other departments within the University. Other close links at Warwick: |
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. 
