Department of Statistics

Welcome

Welcome to the Department of Statistics! 
 
The department has expanded in recent years to reflect the vibrancy and diversity of our research and teaching portfolio. 
 
We have several regular seminar series during Fall and Spring semesters as well as other activities.
 
Please visit our Calendar of Events for details.
 


News

  • Professor Bodhisattva Sen wins a National Science Foundation CAREER award
  • Scientists, Share Secrets or Lose Funding: Victoria Stodden and Samuel Arbesman
  • Paul Meier 1924-2011
  • "How To Avoid Bubble Trouble"
  • Special Focus Series: Computational Methods in Applied Sciences
  • Imaging, Communications and Finance: Stochastic Modeling of Real-world Problems/ Conference in honor of Lawrence A. Shepp
    June 24-25, 2011
  • Departmental Party (April 21, 2011)
  • Johannes Ruf named first runner-up for the Morgan Stanley 1st Annual Prize for Excellence in Financial Markets
  • Old News

Special Focus

Special Focus

Each year we highlight a particular interdisciplinary research theme and organize a set of related teaching and research activities. For 2009-10
we focused on "Statistics and Neuroscience." For 2010-11 our focus is on "Applied Statistics in the Sciences".
 
Please follow the link to participate.
  • 2009-10 Special Focus Series: Statistical Methods in Neuroscience
  • 2010-11 Special Focus Series: Applied Statistics in the Sciences

Alumni Profile

Xu Xuan
M.A. in Statistics, 2007
Financial Analyst at the CAI Private Equity New York office

Xu (Vincent) Xuan is working as a Financial Analyst at the CAI Private Equity New York office. Since joining CAI part-time in 2007, he has been involved with a variety of financial and operational matters. His responsibilities include conducting valuation of portfolio companies, preparing quarterly financial statements and assisting the CFO on other operational issues. Prior to CAI, he served as a Valuation Actuary in Taikang Life, a major insurer in China. In addition to his Columbia degree, Xu holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics and Finance from Univerity of Science and Technology of China.


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