Data empowers us to make better decisions.
Data scientists combine statistical knowledge, programming skills, domain area expertise, and ethical considerations to make insightful decisions.
The minor in statistics and data science is intended to benefit students in a wide range of majors who are interested in learning to analyze data. It is flexible by design and allows students to take courses that connect statistical techniques to fields they are interested in.
Statistics / data science
Applied mathematics
Operations research
Biostatistics
Applied sciences
Learn programming with real-world applications
Learn to program using statistical software to analyze complex real-world data.
Broaden your perspective
Get a different way of looking at major social challenges and questions.
Explore your interests using data
Implement statistical techniques in the fields and majors that interest you.
Think differently about the future
Complete projects using statistical models to predict real-world phenomena.
Two core courses:
Two statistics and data science electives from the list of:
