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University of Michigan’s Undergraduate Big Data Summer Institute Completes Fifth Year
The Big Data Summer Institute sent its 2019 cohort of 40 undergraduate students into the brave new world of biostatistics and data science.
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Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Data Science and Analytics
More and more universities are starting master’s and doctoral programs in data science and analytics—of which statistics is foundational—due to the increasing interest from students and employers. Amstat News reached out to those in the statistical community who are involved in such programs to find out more about them. This month, we feature the University of Vermont, University of Michigan, University of Central Florida, and The Johns Hopkins University.
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University of Michigan Offers Responsive Survey Design Series
The University of Michigan is offering is a series of one-day short courses to teach researchers about responsive survey design.
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New Undergraduate Data Science Programs
The number of undergraduate statistics degrees has nearly doubled in the last four years—making it the fastest-growing STEM degree—and master’s degrees are also growing quickly. Last month in Amstat News, we profiled five new undergraduate data science programs. Here are a few more.