Program Overview

Statistics Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics is designed to provide foundations that include basic statistical concepts and methodologies, and to expose students to the role of statistical thinking and analysis in interdisciplinary research and in the public sphere.

Program Details

• Degree Type: Sc.B.
• Department: Department of Biostatistics
• CIP Code: 27.0501
• The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) was developed by the U.S. Department of Education to categorize educational programs in the U.S. for a variety of reporting purposes. Each program at Brown is assigned a CIP code that best matches its academic curriculum.

Related Academic Areas

• Applied Mathematics
• Biostatistics
• Economics
• Mathematics
• Public Health

Program Structure

To ensure deep rigorous understanding of the foundations and main methods of analysis in statistics, the program is composed of three parts:

• foundations in mathematics and computing, combined with an introduction to statistical thinking and practice
• four core courses on the fundamentals of statistical theory and data analysis
• more advanced material covering important areas of statistical methodology A capstone project involving substantial data analysis or focused on methodology/theory is required. Students also have opportunities to acquire practical experience in study design, data management, and statistical analysis by working as undergraduate research assistants in projects in one of the participating academic departments or Research Centers at Brown.

Statistics Concentration Requirements

• List of requirements
• Honors website

Student Goals

Students in this concentration will:

• Recognize and formulate questions that can be answered through statistical analysis
• Explain the central role of randomness and variability in the field of statistics
• Apply statistical inference in a variety of settings
• Develop multivariable statistical models to answer scientific questions
• Interpret standard output from statistical software package
• Apply basic programming concepts to generate reproducible, statistical reports
• Be critical consumers of statistical results
• Develop statistical knowledge in a domain-specific area
• Understand an overview of public health research

Tracks

• Econometrics
• Health Data Science
• Statistical Theory

Department Undergraduate Group (DUG)

Student Leaders: Charly Castillo, Ruth Moreira Ulloa

Graduating Class

Alumni Pathways

The concentration prepares students for careers in industry and government, for graduate study in statistics or biostatistics and other sciences, as well as for professional study in law, medicine, business, or public administration.

Career Outcomes

What are Statistics concentrators doing… ...in their first year after graduation...5 and 10 years after graduation.