Busc 1st general_meeting
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1st General Meeting 16th Sept 2015
Boston University Statistics Club
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Who we are THE E-Board of 2015-2016
• President: Connie Chang, BA Mathematics, Computer Science minor. !
• Executive Vice President: Kevin Choi, BA Statistics !
• VP of Operations: Jessica Hung Hoi Yau, BA Economics, BS Business Administration.
• VP of Marketing: Sophia Wedeen, BA Economics, BA Poltical Science !
• VP of Media and Technology: Fan Feng, BA Mathematics, BA Computer Science.
• VP of Communications: Julia Matta, BA Economics, computer Science minor !
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This past year we: • Organized our own
data competition • Hosted Graduate panel • Invited Guest Speakers • Created the Data Analytics Unit
Who we are:
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“I keep saying the sexy job in the next ten years will be statisticians.”
Hal Varian Google’s chief economist
The “hottest skill” that got people hired in 2014? Statistical Analysis Source Linkedin
Why care about statistics?
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Industries that use statistics A LOT:
Finance
Technology Health Science Life Sciences Engineering Journalism
Social Sciences
Career Opportunities:
Data Scientist Risk Analyst Statistician
Why care about statistics?
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• Connect Boston University Students with the world of statistics. • Workshops
• Guest Speaker Events
• Newsletters
• Raise awareness for the importance of statistics in academics, careers, and everyday life. • Data competition
• Undergraduate Intern Panel
• Networking events
Our mission statement
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Game!
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Considering going to Graduate school to study statistics?
Join us on October 7th/14th!
Graduate Panel Event
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Undergraduate Interns Panel (Mid Oct)
Speaker Series
Networking and Social Event
Harvard Statistics Undergraduate Meet and Greet
BUCASA Jillian’s and Lucky Strike Lanes (Oct 5th)
Upcoming events
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• R workshop
• A commonly used statistical software
• Free and open source (contain package for different functions)
• Good for organizing, visualizing big amount of data
Beginners Advanced
Oct Session 1
Nov Session 2
Workshops
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World Statistics Day Oct 20th
Boston Data Festival Sept 18th-23th
Boston and worldwide opportunities
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http://www.bustats.com/getting-involved Follow us on Social Media
Getting involved
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BUCASA and ASA
Recruiting E – Board members
Let us know what you want us to do!
Thank you for coming!
Final Notes