Welcome to the MU Department of Statistics

Welcome to the Department of Statistics at the University of Missouri - Columbia. Statisticians are in demand in education, medicine, government, business and industry as well as in the biological, social and physical sciences. The department has prided itself training students to meet this need since its creation in 1963. Our faculty are known for both cutting edge methodological and collaborative research and for outstanding teaching. Faculty members are currently investigating statistical problems in the fields of ecology, genetics, economics, meteorology, wildlife management, epidemiology, AIDS research, geophysics, and climatology. We maintain strong ties with other departments and research groups, especially economics, psychology, atmospheric science and the Missouri Department of Conservation.

If you are currently considering applying to our graduate program, welcome to our website! Please visit our Prospective Graduate Students page for further information on the program and admissions procedures.

Announcements: The Department of Statistics is preparing for the 2008 Winemiller Symposium on Survival Analysis and Its Applications.

Congratulations to Rob Monzyk for winning the Department of Statistics Outstanding Graduate Instructor Award for the 2007 - 2008 academic year!

Congratulations to Min Yang for winning a 5 year NSF CAREER Award!

Congratulations to Ali Arab for winning the MU Graduate School Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award!