Officers of the University offering courses in Statistics:
Professors: David Madigan (Chair), Richard A. Davis,Victor H. de la Pena, Andrew Gelman, Ioannis Karatzas (Mathematics), Shaw-Hwa Lo, Paul Meier (Emeritus), Daniel Rabinowitz, Zhiliang Ying
Associate Professors: Martin Lindquist, Ji Meng Loh, Liam Paninski, Jan Vecer, Tian Zheng
Assistant Professors: Regina Dolgoarshinnykh, Jingchen Liu, Bodhisattva Sen
Term Assistant Professors: Souvik Ghosh, Cong Huang, Gerardo Hernandes del-Valle, Libor Pospisil
Adjunct Professors: Demissie Alemayehu, Mark Brown, Michael Shnaidman, Irene Heuter, Birol Emir, Edward Whalen
Lecturer in Discipline: Michael Hogan
Departmental Representative: Daniel Rabinowitz, 851-2141, dan@stat.columbia.edu
The Statistics major builds on a foundation in probability and statistical theory to provide practical training in statistical methods, study design, applied probabilistic modeling, actuarial science, and data analysis. A degree in Statistics is preparation for careers where data analysis and study design are important - careers, for example, in finance and banking, insurance, biostatistics, marketing, drug development, econometrics, and opinion polling. Students contemplating graduate work in fields that rely on statistics, such as epidemiology, public-health, population genetics, economics, government, and psychology, find a major or concentration in Statistics a useful foundation and an important credential. Graduate courses in actuarial science and in statistical and stochastic methods for finance may be taken by permission; students interested in such courses should contact the Departmental Representative for guidance.
All majors should consult the departmental representative regularly in planning their study program. The requirements listed below are special to the Department and must be read in conjunction with the general requirements for the bachelor's degree.
A total of thirteen courses are required for the major, including:
Mathematics V1101, V1102 (Calculus I and II), and V 2010 (Linear Algebra), or their equivalents. (Students are advised to take at least one more semester of calculus.)
STAT W1211, W3105, W3107, W 4315, and W4201.
STAT W1001 or W1111, taken with a grade of A or A+ may be taken in lieu of STAT W 1211 with approval of the Departmental Representative. STAT W4105 may be taken in lieu of W3105, STAT W4107 may be taken in lieu of STAT W3107; and STAT W4109 (6 points) may be taken in lieu of W3105 and W3107, with approval of the Departmental Representative.
COMS W1003, W1004 (preferred), W1007, or W1009
Four additional courses approved by the adviser from statistics, mathematics, computer science, or operations research, at least two of which must be statistics courses numbered above 4200.
The minor in Statistics requires eight courses: STAT W1211; MATH V1101, V1102, and V2010; STAT W3105, W3107, and W4315; and a statistics numbered above 4200.
STAT W4105 may be taken in lieu of W3105; W4107 may be taken in lieu of W3107; and W4109 (6 points) may be taken in lieu of W3105 and W3107, with approval of the Departmental Representative.
See Mathematics Department for the Mathematics-Statistics Major.