Master in
MASTER IN STATISTICS
Colorado State University College of Natural Sciences
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Campus location
Fort Collins, USA
Languages
English
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Earliest start date
Sep 2023
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Introduction
Statistics is the science of collection, organization, analysis, and explanation of data. The field offers many opportunities for people who enjoy interpreting the world in quantitative ways using numbers, surveys, and computers. In this field, methods are developed and used to explain quantitative patterns observed in the social, physical, and natural sciences and in business and industry. The following is a summary of the Master of Science degree requirements in statistics.
ASSUMED BACKGROUND
The undergraduate major of a prospective student is not important. Students are required to have had at least three semesters of calculus, a course in linear algebra, and at least one proof-based mathematics course such as real analysis. Additional background that is useful but not required for admission: Upper division statistics courses and experience in at least one computer programming language.
M.S. DEGREE OPTIONS
Students may elect one of the following MS degree options:
- Plan A – Thesis option
- Plan B – Project option
- Plan B – Exam option