2. Why do we need statistics? SportsSports –Compare players (# shots made, # home runs,etc) EnvironmentEnvironment –What is the environmental impact of the sewage spill in Wilmington, NC in July of 2005? TerrorismTerrorism –How likely is a threat? –Where is the most likely location of the terrorists?

3. Statistics continued DrugsDrugs –Does this drug significantly increase the survival rate for a particular disease? MedicineMedicine –Which procedure provides the best results for a certain illness? ExerciseExercise –Which regime is the best for getting individuals physically fit? –How do we measure fitness? Many, many, many moreMany, many, many more

4. Statistics is the collection or gathering of datathe collection or gathering of data displaying, analyzing, and summarizing datadisplaying, analyzing, and summarizing data inferring information from datainferring information from data

5. Careers in Statistics Estimating the safety and studying the economics of nuclear power plants and alternative energy sources (at a utility company, research laboratory, the Nuclear Regulatory commission, or the Department of Energy)

6. Evaluating the environmental impact of air, water, and soil pollutants (at a research laboratory, commercial environmental clean-up firm, or the Environmental Protection Agency)

7. Designing and analyzing studies to determine if new drugs and medical devices are safe and effective (at a pharmaceutical company, medical research center, or the Food and Drug Administration)

8. Estimating the unemployment rate in the United States (at the Bureau of Labor Statistics)

9. Designing studies for and analyzing data from agricultural experiments to increase productivity and yield (at an agricultural college or agribusiness corporation)

10. Helping scientists and future scientists collect and analyze data to create information and develop new statistical methodology (at a university statistics, mathematics, biostatistics, business, ecology, or psychology department)

11. Analyzing consumer demand for products and services (at a consumer marketing firm, corporation, or consulting firm) Source: www.amstat.org

12. What Fields Employ Statisticians? One advantage of working in statistics is that you can combine your interest with almost any other field in science, technology, or business, such as: AgricultureAgriculture AstronomyAstronomy BiologyBiology ChemistryChemistry Computer ScienceComputer Science DemographyDemography EcologyEcology EconomicsEconomics EducationEducation EngineeringEngineering EpidemiologyEpidemiology FinanceFinance ForestryForestry GeneticsGenetics Health ScienceHealth Science InsuranceInsurance LawLaw ManufacturingManufacturing MarketingMarketing MedicineMedicine PharmacologyPharmacology PhysicsPhysics Political SciencePolitical Science PsychologyPsychology Public HealthPublic Health SafetySafety SociologySociology SportsSports TelecommunicationsTelecommunications ZoologyZoology Source:www.amstat.org

13. The Mathematics and Statistics club at UNCW Contact Jason Smith or Dr. Susan Simmons