About Statistics
Statisticians work in almost all areas of science, engineering, business, government and industry. At UBC, the program emphasizes the role of statistics within problem solving, and helps you develop an understanding of the concepts of observation, hypothesis, evidence and validation. You'll learn more about critical statistical reasoning, with emphasis on the developing computational, mathematical and communication skills.
Program Details
Tailor your program to your interests with electives in computer science, economics, life sciences, commerce or the social sciences. UBC's statistics honours program is a good fit if you're interested in pursuing graduate work in the mathematical sciences or another field. You'll study in UBC's modern Earth Sciences Building, housing computer lab facilities, seminar rooms, lecture halls, and the Statistics Learning Centre.
Skills
- Organization of data to facilitate interpretation and application
- Complex pattern recognition
- Data preparation (validation) and processing (modeling)
- Probabilistic reasoning
- Survey and experimental design
- Statistical and data analysis
- Logical and critical reasoning
- Numerical computation
- Technical skills in statistical concepts, logic, and specialized software (SQL, R)
Specializations offered
- Major or Honours, Statistics
- Combined, Major Statistics and Economics
- Combined Major or Combined Honours, Computer Science and Statistics
- Combined Honours Mathematics and Statistics
- Co-op
