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Department of Statistics

College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences

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The Inimitable F. N. David:
A Renaissance Statistician
CNAS Celebrates Women’s History Month
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Master of Science in Business Analytics
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New major: Data Science
Data Science is the study of the collection, management, and analysis of data to extract knowledge
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Grant allows statisticians to broach dialysis patients’ grim prognosis.
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B.S.+1 Statistics M.S. program
B.S. graduates with graduate level statistics courses in their senior year can complete the Master of Science degree in Statistics in one year.
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UC Riverside, Department of Statistics proudly welcomes our new faculty member, Assistant Professor Wei Vivian Li
UC Riverside, Department of Statistics proudly welcomes our new faculty member, Assistant Professor Zhe Fei

 

The faculty of the Department of Statistics stand in solidarity with those calling for the eradication of racial biases in our criminal justice system.  We support peaceful protests that demand law enforcement be color blind when protecting our communities, and we affirm a conscious commitment to foster diversity, equity and inclusion for the students, staff and faculty at UCR. 
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Our Mission Statement

The Department of Statistics has two primary interrelated objectives as it serves the University, the State, and beyond. First, we aim to provide both undergraduate and graduate students with strong degree programs and excellent instruction in probability, applied statistics, and theoretical statistics. Second, we aim to conduct and publish outstanding research while promoting the solid practice of statistics at the University of California and beyond.

Our Programs

Undergraduate Program
Graduate Program
Faculty
Administrative Team

24

Percent Projected Job Growth

109,700

National Median Salary for M.S. Graduates, Projected Job Growth by 2022

7

Ranked #7 Public Research University in the Nation

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Our Alumni:
Where are they now?
Aarti S Shah
Aarti S Shah, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer, Eli Lilly and Company
Board member, NVIDIA Corporation and Northwestern Mutual
Thomas Liu
Thomas Liu
Executive Director, Global Biostatistics,
General Medicine at Amgen
Jason Wilson
Jason Wilson
Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science;
Director, Quantitative Consulting Center (QCC);
Associate Professor of Statistics
Biola University
Lauren Cappiello
Lauren Cappiello
Assistant Professor at California State University, Sacramento
Payal Shah
Payal Shah
Senior Vice President, Data Science/Modeling Manager
Bank of America

ARTICLES 

Meet the forest microbes that can survive megafires

Burns allow fungi, bacteria to transform redwood forests

CNAS Science Lecture Series: Big Data Science (Part 3 of 4) with Dr. Mark Alber

Register to virtually attend the Tuesday, April 19 Science Lecture Series on Big Data with Dr. Mark Alber https://sciencelectureseries.ucr.edu/

Fighting climate change with carbon capture and utilization technologies

Two UC Riverside experts explain how carbon capture and utilization technologies work, and what needs to improve for them to deliver on their promise
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Campus power system gets a boost

UC Riverside’s electrical system is getting an upgrade.
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Measuring the Research Impact of Minority-Serving Institutions with IRIS

Register for Jason Owen Smith's talk about the potential for aggregating data from minority-serving institutions.

Faculty and Student Awards

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Upcoming Events

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As our department continues to look towards the future, we are working hard to enhance the Statistics educational and research experience.Your support can help the Department of Statistics by funding student special projects, student research presentations at national meetings, fellowships for graduate students and scholarships for undergraduate students, improved Department facilities, and outreach and academic programs for future students.
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