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Statistics involves extracting insights from data. Professionals in this field evaluate information to derive meaningful conclusions, offering essential advice on determining trustworthy data and reliable forecasts. Key decisions in economics, society, politics, and defense often rely on statistical methods.
A benefit of pursuing statistics is the ability to integrate it with virtually any scientific, technological, or business discipline.
Statisticians find opportunities across diverse sectors:
Health and Medicine: veterinary science, biostatistics, clinical research, disease patterns, genetic studies, drug development, population health.
Business and Industry: risk analysis, farming, computing, economic trends, industrial applications, financial markets, underwriting, consumer behavior, process enhancement, system dependability.
Government: population counts, environmental studies, conservation, land management, policy compliance, demographic research, hazard evaluation, data collection.
Students can enter this program directly from high school
Required high school classes
Foundations of Mathematics 30 or Pre-Calculus 30
Students entering the Bachelor of Arts program, or who are undecided about which program they are interested in, are encouraged to take Foundations of Mathematics 30. Students interested in the Bachelor of Science program are encouraged to take Pre-Calculus 30.
English language proficiency
IELTS (Academic) - Overall Band Score: 6.5. With minimum individual scores of Reading: 6, Listening: 6, Speaking: 6, Writing: 6
TOEFL iBT - Internet Based: 86. With minimum individual scores of Reading: 19, Listening: 19, Speaking: 19, Writing: 19
Cambridge C1 Advanced - Overall score of 176
Canadian Academic English Language Assessment – 70. With minimum individual scores of Reading: 60, Listening: 60, Speaking: 60, Writing: 60
Duolingo English Test (DET) – 110. With minimum individual scores of: Literacy: 95, Conversation: 95, Comprehension: 95, Production: 95
PTE Academic - Overall score of 63. With minimum individual skills scores of Reading: 59, Listening: 59, Speaking: 59, Writing: 59