The Statistical & Data Sciences (SDS) Program links faculty and students from across the college interested in learning things from data. At Smith, students learn statistics by doing—class time ...

Zachary Spaulding and Yupeng Li, both math majors, work together as they talk about mathematics in the undergraduate math lounge. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) From presidential campaigns to pandemic ...

Math is applied to nearly every field and industry, and studying statistics and data analysis prepares students for many opportunities. Our students explore traditional statistical methods as well as ...

Statistics influence nearly everything. That is, the information and context derived from statistical analysis help to shape important decisions that have local, national, and global impacts. For ...

Statistics is the science of learning from data. The theoretical foundation of statistics lies in probability theory, which is applied to decision-making under uncertainty. Data science consists of ...

In 2021, the waves of the pandemic started to quickly unravel supply chains across the world. Manufacturing plants slowed or even closed, ports experienced unprecedented back-ups, and transportation ...

Impactful research meets innovative educational programs in Statistics and Data Sciences, the college’s newest and fastest-growing department. Using novel statistics and machine learning methods to ...

Applied statistics and statistical learning (ASSL) is the process of using data relationships and computer models to drive business value, improve decision-making, and understand human relationships.