<p>compared to the average difficulty of all majors.</p>
<p>Is it something that many nerdy, genius-type kids go into, or is stats considered one of the 'easier' among math degrees?</p>
<p>I like stats, but don't like other kinds of math.</p>
<p>If it takes up more time than the average major, I might just want to do something in Business instead. I'm not that into stats, it's just the best of all possible choices for me. I might just as be happy doing finance or something, but stats is a little better.</p>
<p>Every major is different for different people.</p>
<p>Intro stats is really easy; in fact a lot of humanities major take it as their math/science requirement. However, Stat can become pretty difficult, especially at upper/graduate levels.</p>
<p>There are a lot of similarities to it and some pure math (namely some real analysis concepts), but it will probably be better than finance, just because it has better exit opps (grad school in stat, economics, math, in addition to working in finance).</p>
<p>to get a stats degree you'll probably have to take lots of other math courses (advanced calc etc) in order to graduate so its not its own little world. you'll have to take math that is not stats.</p>
<p>I go to a big state school, and I have never met someone who was a stats major. I saw a guy once who was doubling in stats and math in the last 4 years. It is a pretty unpopular major. It is typically considered to be incredibly dry and boring. Stats lectures are the worst lectures in the world imo, I don't think I could be paid to study stats. I love math though, math + econ all the way. woop woop.</p>
<p>Euler, math+econ basically comes down to stats, doesn't it?</p>
<p>I've taken 2 stats clases for my econ major, none for math. Don't get me wrong, stats is important. I like doing basic stats stuff, just not stats for the sake of stats. Some people like solving math problems but don't like pure math. It's like that.</p>
<p>Lol same here. I like applied statistics, but not necessarily want to become a statistician. I want that stats degree to open up many opportunities, ranging from actuary to tracking bio-related things, econimcs, social sci, etc.</p>
<p>so, the verdict is that it's just like any other math degree?</p>
<p>applied stats, that is.</p>
<p>Yeah, it's like a typical math degree, although I don't know much about it but I would guess that it gets really theoretical and difficult in upper classes like a Math major.
i love stats and it was one of my favorite subjects in high school, but I don't like Stats for the sake of stats. I like applying it to NeuroBio and Econ especially, that's when it gets interesting for me personally. if you're into Math for the sake of Math, then this is a good route to go.</p>
<p>A "real" stats degree will involve some rigorous probability theory, and rigorous probability theory scares the crap out of me... </p>
<p>On the other hand most undergraduate statistics courses shouldn't be any harder than the upper-level applied math courses for economics or physics majors. And the few statistics majors I have looked at never required more than a single semester of probability theory which is pretty elementary. </p>
<p>Definitely consider supplementing your statistics major with a minor or a double-major so that you know enough about another field to actually apply your skills.</p>
<p>Lol which is harder, then: statistics, or actuarial sci?</p>
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<p>Probably the actuarial science (if you’re talking about undergrad stats), although there should be a fair amount of overlap.</p>
<p>But I really don’t see any advantage for taking Stat over Act. Sci… it seems that Act Sci has so much more to provide, while stat is just … stat. To me, it seems as if Stat is the “pure math” while Act Sci is the “applied”. Am I right? lol</p>
<p>Well, actuarial science isn’t necessary to pass any of them exams. (In fact a basic calculus-based stats course, along with studying, if sufficient to pass the first actuarial exam).</p>
<p>Anyways, if you hate “other kinds of math” you’re going to hate actuarial work.</p>
<p>Then what are differences for taking Act Sci instead of Stat, if Act Sci isnt necessary to pass the exams?</p>