The UW Quadrangle. Welcome to the Department! The Department of Statistics currently ([an error occurred while processing this directive]) has [an error occurred while processing this directive] faculty members and [an error occurred while processing this directive] graduate students. A continuous flow of visiting faculty and post-docs contributes substantially to our academic environment, which is enhanced by our proximity to Microsoft Research, Boeing, and Insightful (formerly MathSoft). The Department is informal and friendly, and the Seattle/Puget Sound region offers a wide variety of cultural and recreational activities. Our graduate program in Statistics emphasizes both statistical theory and methodology, and includes mathematical statistics, probability theory, computing, data analysis, scientific applications, and statistical consulting. Our program is closely coordinated with those of Biostatistics and Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management (QERM) - the students in these three programs share a common core curriculum with substantial opportunity for interaction. Additionally, Statistics offers joint courses with Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Sociology, and many other UW departments. Since the creation of the Department of Statistics in 1979, data collection and data analysis have been fundamentally transformed by the computer revolution. Demand is rapidly increasing for new data analytic tools, and for individuals trained to invent, evaluate, and apply them. While maintaining the traditional strengths in probability, mathematical statistics, and statistical applications already established by the outstanding UW Mathematics and Biostatistics Departments, the Department of Statistics has been a leader in the emerging and important area of computer-intensive statistical methodology. The primary academic mission of the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington is the development of useful methods for the design and analysis of scientific studies, and the dissemination of this methodology through teaching and scholarly communication. To help assure the scientific relevance and import of its activities, the Department places strong emphasis on collaborative, interdisciplinary research, which is a distinguishing feature of its graduate program. Our recently established National Research Center for Statistics and the Environment (NRCSE), Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences (CSSS), and Statistical Genetics (StatGen) program have greatly expanded the already broad range of research opportunities offered to our graduate students. |
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Awards won by Members of the Department Fellows of the ASA
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