Statisticians are employed in all phases of industry, government,
and education. They interact with scientists and decision makers to design
experiments and to collect, analyze, and interpret data. Marketing,
manufacturing, education, public policy, law, agriculture, science and
medicine, and research and development are all areas where statisticians
are desired for their technical skills. Statisticians may work with
many different tools, including mathematics, computing, and graphics,
to develop new methodologies and statistical theory. Many thousands of
statisticians are employed by private industry and the federal government.
Many more are employed in teaching and research. The Washington, D.C.,
area has particularly robust employment opportunities for statisticians.
Our statistics department has a rapidly developing area and
national reputation for excellence in teaching, research, and professional
leadership. For example, until recently, the editorial offices of the
Journal of the American Statistical Association were located at George
Mason. The national headquarters for the Computing Science and Statistics
Interface Symposia are also located at George Mason. The program in
computational statistics is a highly regarded focal area of teaching
and research. The program in statistical signal processing blends
mathematical, computational, and engineering approaches to address one
of the key areas within modern communication technologies. The program
in engineering statistics addresses elements of quality control,
reliability, and forecasting that are crucial to modern manufacturing
technology. Our program in applied statistics focuses on developing
a thorough grounding in the methods of survey design, exploratory data
analysis, regression, and multivariate analysis, which are the keystones
of traditional statistical analysis. Our students can expect marked success
in finding employment or upgrading their present positions.
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