Statistics is the science of evidence. It allows us to quantify risk and make effective decisions even when we are uncertain about the world around us. Is this new treatment effective against breast cancer? What adverts should my website display in order to increase my revenue? How can I better interpret that weak distress signal coming from a vessel far out at sea? The Bachelor of Science (Statistics) from Massey will give you these sorts of skills - skills that are sought-after by employers from many different industries. If you enjoy working with numbers, you will love studying statistics. It is a broad area of study, that involves much more than the organisation and display of data. Careful analysis of underlying questions and critical examination of the sources of data are part of the art of statistics. Modelling the variability in data to calculate the reliability of answers is part of its science.

Careers Statistics is set to become an increasingly important discipline over the next 20 years. With a major in statistics you can expect to be highly sought after in the workplace and will rarely have trouble finding a job. Recent graduates have found employment in a remarkably wide variety of areas including: Scientific research Health services Environmental management Commerce (particularly finance and marketing) Social sciences Quality improvement Industry Teaching Employers include government agencies like Statistics New Zealand, Crown Research Institutes, schools, hospitals and medical research institutes - and private companies both large and small. Opportunities for statisticians exist worldwide, with a number of our students taking up overseas positions in places like Hong Kong and the USA shortly after graduation. Careers for statisticians can be advertised under a wide variety of titles, such as: Biostatisticians Business systems analyst Data analyst Health informatics analyst Market researcher Modeller Quality assurance specialist Risk analyst/consultant Statistician Survey sampling analyst Test analyst