A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. In April 2023, Pew Research Center published an analysis of mission statements ...

The Statistical & Data Sciences (SDS) Program links faculty and students from across the college interested in learning things from data. At Smith, students learn statistics by doing—class time ...

In today’s evidence-driven world, there is increasing demand for researchers with the skills to design, conduct, and evaluate studies that help institutions and schools improve their decision-making ...

Solve Real-World Problems With Applied Statistics. Applied Statistics is the implementation of statistical methods, techniques, and theories to real-world problems and situations in several fields, ...

Purdue University’s online Master's in Applied Statistics prepares students to advance theory, methods and computing for the purpose of meeting today’s emerging science and technology by including ...

Injury and illness surveillance, and epidemiological studies, are fundamental elements of concerted efforts to protect the health of the athlete. To encourage consistency in the definitions and ...

The Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science is the college’s newest major. The curriculum is designed to equip students to execute all stages of a data analysis, from data acquisition and ...

Several sports have published consensus statements on methods and reporting of epidemiological studies concerning injuries and illnesses with football (soccer) producing one of the first guidelines.

Statistics influence nearly everything. That is, the information and context derived from statistical analysis help to shape important decisions that have local, national, and global impacts. For ...

Actuaries analyze the financial costs of risk and uncertainty. They use mathematics, statistics, and financial theory to assess the risk that an event will occur and to help businesses and clients ...