Schools Offering Degrees in Statistics
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Northwest Missouri State University
*College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematics and
Statistics: B.A., B.S.; B.A., B.S. in Mathematics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 2 (out of 15 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: 0
Contact: Terry King, Professor, Mathematics & Statistics, Northwest
Missouri State University, Maryville, MO 64468-6001. Phone: (816) 562-1805;
tlking@acad.nwmissouri.edu;
www.nwmissouri.edu/~math/ma
thstat.html.
"The different courses and programs offered by the
department share important common objectives: (a) to provide students,
regardless of professional goals, with an awareness of the richness,
beauty, and power of the mathematical sciences; (b) to provide students
with an appreciation of the vitality and extensive utility of the
mathematical sciences; (c) to provide students with some insight into the
relationship of the mathematical sciences to other areas of human
achievement, past and present; and (d) to provide each major with an
understanding of the basic structures and concepts in the mathematical
sciences."
University of Missouri-Columbia
College of Arts and Science, Department of Statistics: B.A.,
B.S., M.A., Ph.D. in Statistics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 9
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Bachelor: 5, Master: 2,
Doctor: 2
Contact: Farroll Tim Wright, Chair, Statistics, 222 Math Science
Building, Columbia, MO 65211-4100. Phone: (573) 882-6879; Fax: (573)
884-5524; wright@stat.missouri.edu; www.stat.missouri.edu.
"The graduate program provides opportunities for graduate
study and research in various areas of probability and statistics, both
theoretical and applied. The Statistical Consulting Center, located in the
Mathematical Science building, provides opportunities for statistical
consulting and assists faculty and graduate students in cooperative
research with people in other areas. Outstanding computing facilities are
available."
College of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering:
B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering with Statistics
concentration
Degree Emphasis: applied
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 2 (out of 8 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: Master: 2, Doctor: 1
Contact: Alec Chang, Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering, E3437
EBE, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211. Phone: (573) 882-9563.
University of Missouri-Rolla
*College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematics and
Statistics: B.S., M.S. in Applied Mathematics with Statistics
concentration; Ph.D. in Mathematics
Degree Emphasis: mixed
Number of Full-time Statistical Faculty: 5 (out of 22 full-time faculty
in department)
Number of Degrees Awarded in Statistics 1996-97: not given
Contact: V.A. Samaranayake, Associate Professor & Chair, Mathematics
& Statistics, 1870 Miner Circle, UMR, Rolla, MO 65409-0020. Phone:
(573) 341-4658; Fax: (573) 341-4741; vsam@umr.edu; www.umr.edu/~mathstat/.
