Department of Statistics

R.W. Doerge

West Lafayette, INwww.stat.purdue.edu/~doerge

Developing statistics programs for majors outside of statistics and expanding interdisciplinary cooperation

Outline

Certificate and degree programs Integration of Statistics requirement into other

programs Increased networking among student Successful interdisciplinary research

Faculty and student collaboration Example research program

Purdue Statistics

Undergraduate degrees Statistics

minor in Statistics Actuarial Science (shared with Math)*

Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics*

Masters 5th year Masters* Mathematical Science Applied Statistics*

emphasis in statistical bioinformatics Computational Finance

Ph.D.*

Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics 4 Masters courses

Required: Intro. Probability and Intro. Statistical Inference Choice of 2:

Time series Sampling Applied linear models Multivariate Statistics Advanced statistics methodology

Details: Certificate documented on transcript Students receive physical certificate Name is listed in commencement book Employers love this

Feeder for Masters in Applied Statistics

5th Year Masters of Applied Statistics

Complete BS in Statistics Proper preparation for last 3 semesters Takes a bit of counseling

Working hard to get undergraduate advisers onboard

Feeder for Ph.D. program having the experience shows them they can do it

Dual degree Program

Complete Masters in Applied Statistics while working on a Ph.D. in a different department Complete MS in Statistics within timeframe of

Ph.D. Very popular Employers love this…

Integrate Statistics into other curricula

Intro Statistics course used as Math requirement for undergraduates 700 students per semester

Elementary Statistics course required by other undergraduate majors 880 students per semester

Applied MS courses required in other graduate programs Applied linear models Design of experiments Multivariate statistics

Results…

Increased awareness of Statistics early on in undergraduate career

Increased number of students in statistics courses

Increased revenue Increased contact with other departments

Next Step?

Online Certificate Program Some of the courses already online

Increase dual degree and 5th year programs Awareness

Increase contact with other departments… Has other benefits

Interdisciplinary Research…

The increased number of non-majors in applied statistics classes increases the network In class projects using real data Collaborations outside of class Research

Students helping students

Interdisciplinary Research

Consulting Service

Computational Statistics Statistical Bioinformatics Environmental Statistics Data Analytics

Results of interdisciplinary connections

Collaborative projects between research groups Grant opportunities and publications

Good for young faculty just starting

Funding of Statistics graduate students outside faculty

Summer internships in industry Continued funding when student return to Purdue

Gift funds

Joint faculty hiring w/in and between College(s) Joint courses Exposure Research

Skill set…

Students learn to talk to non-statisticians in a meaningful manner a skill industry/academics wants

Computational Statistics is at the intersection of every interdisciplinary discipline Another skill that industry wants

and academics need

Summary…

Start early Undergraduate

Be consistent Integrate into other disciplines’ programs

Increase the network Certificate, 5th year MS, dual degree Research Collaboration