NUS Open House
Date: 10 & 11 Mar 2007
Time: 9am - 6pm
Venue: Sports & Recreation Centre, Kent Ridge, NUS

Faculty of Science Open House
Date: 10 & 11 Mar 2007
Time: 10am - 6pm
Venue: LT 27 (Lim Seng Tjoe Lecture Theatre)

What is Statistics?

Statistics is the mathematical science dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data. How does a business determine if an available site for a new restaurant is a potentially successful location? How does the health authority assess statistical evidence for the effectiveness of a new vaccine? How does an insurance company determine the risk level of a new proposal?

Statisticians open the door to such decision-making in the face of uncertainty for business, government, and science. They provide the needed expertise for the design and analysis of complex surveys on health, consumer and business issues. They are also involved in the design and analysis of experiments and research studies, enabling knowledge discovery in various fields of application. Biostatistics is the application of statistics to questions about human health. Because the factors that affect human health are various, biostatistics is an umbrella term that encompasses statistical research in several subject matter areas. These areas include pharmacology, medicine, biotechnology, biology, genetics, and public health.

Undergraduate Programmes

B.Sc. & B.Sc. (Hons) major in Statistics
This programme is designed to provide a sound knowledge of statistics, it prepares students for careers in business, industry, and government, and for graduate study in statistics.

B.Sc. (Hons) major in Statistics with Specialisation in Biostatistics
This programme is designed to provide a sound knowledge of biostatistics, it prepares students for biostatistics careers in industry, and government, and for graduate study in statistics/biostatistics.

B.Sc. (Hons) major in Statistics with Specialisation in Finance and Business Statistics
The programme provides students training in various statistical techniques for the area of investment and financial analysis, insurance, marketing research, and management. It helps to prepare students for careers in the business and finance sectors, as well as for further graduate study in finance and business statistics.

Entry requirement for B.Sc. programmes: Good pass in a mathematics subject at the GCE 'A' Level Examination or equivalent.

For more details on course requirements, please click here.

For a list of Frequently-Asked Questions, click here.

To obtain more information on admission, please visit the Office of Admission website.

Career Opportunities

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Student Awards

Saw Swee Hock Gold Medal - Awarded to the most outstanding student with First Class Honours in Statistics

Lijen Industrial Development Medal - Awarded to the Honours year student with the best academic exercise/project in the discipline

Testimonials

"Someone once said, "Statistics may be defined as 'a body of methods for making wise decisions in the face of uncertainty'". How true it is. In my years spent as a student with the Department, I have learnt how to analyse numbers and to search for patterns that can help to make sense of these numbers. The wide range of modules offered allows me to explore the wide real-life applications of statistics. I learn something new in every module!"
~ Chong Yan-Ci Elizabeth, Honours student, 2007

"The undergraduate curriculum has indeed introduced me to a wide gamut of subjects which has broadened my horizon on the different aspects of Statistics"
~ Kwan Pei Fen, Lee Kuan Yew and Saw Swee Hock Gold Medal Award Winner B.Sc (Honours), 2004

"The rigorous Statistics course had trained me to be more analytical, resourceful…"
~ Alan Wong, Senior Police Officer Singapore Police Force B.Sc (Honours), 1998