Statistics

About this course

Statistics is the mathematical science of data: the discipline concerned with collecting, organising, analysing, and drawing valid inferences from numerical information. In an age when organisations of every kind generate and depend on data to make decisions, the ability to work with data rigorously and to reason soundly from evidence is one of the most valuable intellectual skills available. Statistics underpins research across science, medicine, government, business, and the social sciences, providing the methodological foundation that allows empirical inquiry to produce reliable knowledge rather than misleading conclusions. At the University of St Andrews, this four-year full-time MA (Hons) programme allows you to specialise in statistics while developing the mathematical depth and rigour that the discipline requires. You will cover probability theory, statistical inference, linear m

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 35% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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