Statistics is an increasingly important field of study.
In part this is because greater and greater amounts of data are produced every year - as society becomes more complex and as the computer continues to make it easier to store and analyse data. The subjects offered by the Statistics department are concerned not only with the techniques, but also the underlying theory, so that the statistical methods may be adapted to a wide variety of situations. Students are assumed to have a sound mathematical background. The suggested courses listed below are designed for students intending to take Statistics as a major field of study. Of these subjects, 619-310 is strongly recommended.