Do minors help you stand out?
Overall, college minors do matter. They add to your resume and allow you to pursue your interests. A minor may make you stand out when compared to similar applicants for the job of your dreams. It may take more time to graduate or make you take more classes per semester than your peers, but it will be worth the effort!
What can you do with applied statistics?
Jobs in the field of applied statistics and data science include:
- Business analyst or data analyst.
- Research scientist.
- Statistical programmer.
- Quality assurance analyst.
- Machine learning engineer.
- Statistical researcher.
What are the benefits of getting a minor?
What are the benefits of having an academic minor in college?
- COMPLEMENT YOUR MAJOR. Consider how special or extra knowledge would complement your bachelor’s degree.
- IMPROVE YOUR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
- EXPLORE PERSONAL INTERESTS.
- DOUBLE UP!
What are the benefits of studying statistics?
To summarize, the five reasons to study statistics are to be able to effectively conduct research, to be able to read and evaluate journal articles, to further develop critical thinking and analytic skills, to act a an informed consumer, and to know when you need to hire outside statistical help.
Is a minor in statistics worth it?
From what I’ve heard from one forum, a minor in stats is not very useful because it doesn’t cover enough material to be of much use and that one should major in math or CS and then get a master’s degree in statistics, since so little companies hire people with just a bachelor’s in statistics. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!
Do I need a minor in statistics to become an actuary?
Since actuarial science already entails quite a bit of statistics, a minor in statistics would probably not add much to your experience, although it might add to your resume. You can certainly go to graduate school in statistics without a minor in the subject.
What is the best minor for a math major?
With a math major I’d go for a CS minor. At minor levels of stats you can probably do ok if you pick up a book like Casella & Berger and use it as needed. Then a quick 1 year masters program could give you course work, if you need it.
What classes should I take to become a statistics major?
So perhaps the answer is to take a few stats classes and a few programming classes (or at least classes on statistical programming — using R and the like to do stats) that seem interesting and useful and then see whether you can package them up into the requirements for some minor.