Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Mathematical Sciences (Concentration in Statistics)] From Virginia Commonwealth University

The curriculum provides a sound foundation for the student seeking to enter a career with a technological orientation or for the student who wishes to pursue graduate study in applied mathematics, biomathematics, mathematics, operations research, statistics, teaching mathematics in secondary schools or related fields.

A Bachelor of Science is offered jointly by the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics and the Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research. In the Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research, students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences can choose a concentration of statistics, which teaches students how mathematical models used in the investigation of uncertain phenomena are developed and applied to experimental and nonexperimental data.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand basic statistical concepts and terms

• Perform data collection

• Analyze data

• Use statistical software packages

• Understand probability and inference

• Understand calculus and linear algebra

• Communicate results in writings and orally

• Use general linear model