BYU Department of Statistics

Information Week recently published an article on April 23rd, 2012 about the rise of the analyst.  The article reports that pay is on the rise across analyst job functions and the analysts are typically statisticians who are deep into data modeling.

Natalie J. Blades and G. Bruce Schaalje, professors in the statistics department at BYU, have an article in the most recent BYU Studies Quarterly. Please click here to read more.

The Department of Statistics would like to announce the winners,

for the statistics section,

of the Student Research Conference no. 26

CONGRATULATIONS!

Spencer Rogers

Cameron Willden

Noel Ellison

Brent Shepherd

Each students abstract can be found on the CPMS website.

Did you hear about the BYU basketball game with Iona? Click here to read Gil Fellingham comments about the game and his statistical analysis of their win!

http://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2012/02/what-statisticians-actually-do.html

60 minutes aired a segment on February 12th, 2012 about Duke and their advanced, experimental treatment that was going to match chemotherapy to a patient's own genetic makeup.  However the statistical data collected was full of problems and errors.  Click here to read the full interview or watch the video segment.

Mu Sigma Rho is a National Statistics Honor Society whose purpose is the promotion of scholarly activity in statistics and the recognition of worth-while achievement among the staff and students in eligible academic and non-academic institutions.  Locally, Mu Sigma Rho sponsors seminars, social events, and local service.  Students are invited to be members of this organization based on their academic standing in the department.