General Statistics vs Applied Statistics

College Majors Math/Computer Science Majors
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<p>Hello, I am currently debating between a General Statistics Major and an Applied Statistics Major.</p>

<p>I'm not too familiar with job opportunities as a statistics/applied statistics major and am having hard time figuring out whether I should major in general statistics or applied statistics. I would also appreciate some feedback on whether the idea of minoring in CS would be useful and whether it would be better to minor in CS with a general stats degree or an applied stats degree.</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>that is like apples to oranges. i do not have much experience with statistics but it would sound to me that applied statistics would be better for a job, and general would be better for future learning. and yes, comp sci minor is a good idea to go with either major.</p>

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<p>It’s really not apples to oranges. A general stats and applied stats major are very similar to each other. I posted a more detailed answer in your other thread asking the same question.</p>