BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BS IN APPLIED STATISTICS AND

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BS) IN APPLIED STATISTICS AND DATA SCIENCE AT Tamer Oraby, Ph. D. Assistant professor School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Tamer. Oraby@utrgv. edu

The BS in Applied Statistics and Data Science started at the SMSS at UTRGV in Spring 2019

BUT, WHAT IS STATISTICS? Statistics is the science of ü collecting ü organizing ü analyzing data and information … to learn about complex real-life problems.

WHAT DO STATISTICIANS AND DATA SCIENTISTS DO? Statisticians work alone and in teams of other professions Statisticians make plans to collect data for banks, businesses, schools, public services, government, etc. and/or design experiments in agricultural, food, pharmaceutical, and medical sciences, etc. Statisticians work on analyzing and learning from data to answer underlying questions and hypotheses

STATISTICIANS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

WHAT DO STATISTICIANS WORK? • • • Environmental statistician Industrial statistician for a manufacturer Econometrician in financial services Biostatistician Data journalist Director of analytics for a professional sports team • Professor of statistics • Data analyst of marine life • Data scientist at a software company • Public health statistician for a municipal health department • Statistician at a human rights organization • Data scientist for a political campaign • Statistician at the U. S. Census Bureau • Data analyst at an online retailer • Clinical trial statistician at a pharmaceutical company Source: This. Is. Statistics. org

WHERE DO STATISTICIANS WORK? • • • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • • U. S. Census Bureau U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) • • World Health Organization (WHO) • Public health governmental sectors • Research clinics and hospitals • Universities Research agencies Journals Sports teams and leagues like N. F. L. Human rights organizations Political campaigns Retailer Pharmaceutical companies Tech companies like Google and Intel Big manufacturers like GE Banks like JPMorgan

HOW MUCH STATISTICIANS ARE NEEDED? Bloomberg Highest Paying Jobs in 2019

WHO DOES STUDY STATISTICS? College Majors Requiring Statistics SOCIAL STUDIES AND THE HUMANITIES Anthropology Archaeology Child Development City and Regional Planning Communication Studies Comparative Ethnic Studies Criminal Justice Criminology Developmental and Family Science Economics Education Environmental Studies Film and Video Studies Geography Graphic Communications History Journalism Language and International Health Liberal Studies Library Science Linguistics Mathematics Teaching Political Science Public Policy Psychology Public Health Sociology Urban Studies

College Majors Requiring Statistics ENGINEERING Aerospace Engineering Agricultural Engineering Architectural Engineering Bioengineering Biomedical Engineering Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Information Systems Computer Science Computer Software Engineering Construction Science and Management Electrical Engineering Management and Protection Environmental and Natural Resources Environmental Engineering Industrial Design Industrial Engineering Industrial Management Industrial Technology and Packaging Landscape Architecture Materials Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Packaging Science Robotics

College Majors Requiring Statistics MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE Animal Behavior Animal Science Applied Mathematics Applied Meteorology and Climatology Applied Physics Astronomy Atmospheric Science Biological Sciences Brain and Behavioral Science Chemistry Clinical Laboratory Science Comprehensive Science Earth Science Entomology Environmental Science Genetics Geology Geophysics Hydrogeology Marine Sciences Mathematical Sciences Mathematics Meteorology Microbiology Neuroscience Physics Planetary Science Pre-Health Pre-Veterinary Medicine Statistics

College Majors Requiring Statistics BUSINESS Accounting Actuarial Science Advertising Aviation Management Business Administration Construction Management Finance Financial Management Game Studies Information Science Management Marketing Operations Research Public Administration Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration ALLIED MEDICAL PROFESSIONS Exercise Studies Health Information Management Health Science • Cardiovascular Imaging Leadership • Health Promotion and Education • Health Services Administration • Pre-Professional Health Studies Kinesiology Movement and Sport Sciences Nursing Nutrition Occupational Health Occupational Therapy Pharmaceutical Sciences Physical Therapy Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Rehabilitation Sciences Respiratory Care Speech Language Hearing

STATISTICIANS IN OTHER FIELDS

THE BS PROGRAM OF STATISTICS AT UTRGV

FACULTY IN THE BS PROGRAM OF STATISTICS Santanu Chakraborty Professor, Ph. D. Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 2002. Research Interests: Random Iterations and Dynamical Systems, Invariant measures, Population Genetics, and their applications in Biology. Office: EMAGC 3. 814, Edinburg Phone: 956 -665 -2313 Email: santanu. chakraborty@utrgv. edu Benjamin Ebaseh-Onofa Associate Professor, Ph. D. Texas A&M University, 1988. Research Interests: Compartmental Modeling, Regression Analysis and Experimental Design Office: EMAGC 3. 410, Edinburg Phone: 956 -665 -3458 Email: ben. onofa@utrgv. edu

FACULTY IN THE BS PROGRAM OF STATISTICS Demba Fofana Assistant Professor, Ph. D University of Memphis, 2016. Research Interests: Computational Statistics, Time Series, Statistical Genetics, Survival Analysis Office: EMAGC 3. 204, Edinburg Phone: 956 -381 -2263 Email: demba. fofana@utrgv. edu Zhengjun Jiang Assistant Professor, Ph. D. King's College, 2008 Office: Phone: Email: zhengjun. jiang@utrgv. edu

FACULTY IN THE BS PROGRAM OF STATISTICS Hyung W. Kim Assistant Professor, Ph. D. University of New Hampshire, 2013 Research Interests: Mathematics education and statistics education Office: EMAGC 3. 808, Edinburg Phone: 956 -665 -2372 Email: hyung. kim@utrgv. edu Tamer F. Oraby Assistant Professor, Ph. D. University of Cincinnati, 2008 Research Interests: Mathematical modeling of infectious disease and environmental problems - probability theory Office: EMAGC 2. 316 D, Edinburg Phone: 956 -665 -3536 Email: tamer. oraby@utrgv. edu

FACULTY IN THE BS PROGRAM OF STATISTICS Hansapani Rodrigo Assistant Professor, Ph. D. University of South Florida, 2017 Research Interests: Statistical Data Mining, Bayesian Analysis, Survival Modeling, Categorical Data Analysis Office: EMAGC 2. 316 E, Edinburg Phone: 956 -665 -2349 Email: hansapani. rodrigo@utrgv. edu Kristina Vatcheva Assistant Professor, Ph. D. The University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston, 2015 Research Interests: Applied Statistics; Biostatistics; Statistical Modeling; Issues in Regression Analysis; Survival Analysis; Longitudinal Data Analysis; Survey Weighting and Survey Data Analysis; Statistical Methods in Epidemiological Research; Epidemiology. Office: BLHSB 2. 702, Brownsville Phone: 956 -882 -7496 Email: kristina. vatcheva@utrgv. edu

FACULTY IN THE BS PROGRAM OF STATISTICS Xiaohui Wang Professor, Ph. D. Texas A&M University, 2006. Research Interests: Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling, Functional Data Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Mixed Model, Semiparametric/Nonparametric Methods, MCMC Algorithms, Statistical Computation, Mathematical Biology, High-dimensional Problems and Large Data Sets Problems arising in the areas of Public Health, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Business. Office: EMAGC 3. 802, Edinburg Phone: 956 -665 -3454 Email: xiaohui. wang@utrgv. edu George P. Yanev Professor, Ph. D. University of South Florida, 2001. Research Interests: Branching stochastic processes: regeneration, extrema, trees, and statistics; characterizations of probability distributions using records; statistical modeling in biology and ecology; applied statistics. Office: EMAGC 2. 316 C, Edinburg Phone: 956 -665 -3632 Email: george. yanev@utrgv. edu

ROADMAP TO THE BS IN STATISTICS AT UTRGV

Calculus I (MATH 2413) Statistical Computing and Data Management (STAT 2336) Applied Statistics (STAT 3301) Applied Regression Analysis (STAT 3335) Experimental Design and Analysis (STAT 4332) Statistics Project (STAT 4390) Sampling (STAT 3336) Linear Algebra (MATH 2318) Calculus II Probability and Statistics (STAT 3337) Calculus III Mathematical Statistics (STAT 3338) (MATH 2414) (MATH 2415) • Four advanced Statistics elective courses or Special Topics in Statistics (STAT 4399) • Three advanced mathematics elective courses Additionally, 42 hours of general education core and 18 hours of elective courses (9 hours advanced) from selected departments and schools.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE BS IN STATISTICS AT UTRGV 120 Hours/48 advanced Progression Requirements: 1. The student must maintain an overall GPA of at least 2. 25 at the end of the 90 credit hours that count towards the degree. Graduation Requirements: 1. The student must complete all Statistics core course requirements with grades of "C" or better. 2. The student must have an overall GPA of 2. 5 or better in section B - Major Requirements. 3. In addition to the graduation requirements listed in the UTRGV 2017 -2019 Undergraduate Catalog, demonstration of proficiency in a language other than English is required at the undergraduate level equivalent to a minimum of six credit hours. Proficiency can be demonstrated by a college credit exam, a placement test approved through the UTRGV department of Writing and Language Studies, and/or to six credit hours of college-level language coursework.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT STATISTICS https: //thisisstatistics. org/

HOW TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION AT UTRGV? • 2018 – 2019 Undergraduate Catalog (Page 13) https: //www. utrgv. edu/_files/documents/academics/catalogs/2018 -2019 undergraduate-catalog. pdf • Statistics Program at School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences https: //www. utrgv. edu/stats/ • Scholarships https: //www. utrgv. edu/math/academics/general/scholarships/index. htm

HAPPY LEARNING AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE! THANKS FOR LISTENING! FMI related to the BS program in ASDS at UTRGV, please contact me at Dr. Tamer Oraby Tamer. Oraby@utrgv. edu