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For questions about skills that statisticians, data scientists, etc. should have to be successful in their careers. When asking a question with this tag, make sure that it is of general interest, rather than seeking advice about your particular situation.

This tag encompasses questions about skills that statisticians, machine learners, data scientists and other related occupations should have to be successful in their careers. When asking a question with this tag, please make sure that it is of general interest, rather than seeking advice about your particular job situation. Questions about work environments in different sectors that employ statisticians, machine learners, data scientists and other related occupations can sometimes be meaningfully asked on the Academia website or the MathOverflow website, although you would still have to work hard to keep your question relevant and open.

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Doing correct statistics in a working environment?

I am not sure where this question belongs to: Cross Validated, or The Workplace. But my question is vaguely related to statistics. This question (or I guess questions) arose during my working as a "data science intern". I was building this linear…
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What is it that a statistician does?

When I tell my non-statistical friends I am a grad student pursuing a PhD in statistics they naturally say "oh so you want to be a professor?". I tell them no I actually plan to work in industry. Then they respond with, "and do what?". I have not…
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What data and statistics skills are currently in high demand and where are they in high demand?

I have a job doing data analysis in finance. My current job is such that I don't have much exposure to things happening in the rest of my industry or other industries. I have a fair amount of knowledge about Bayesian statistics. I'd like to keep…
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Graduate Degree Choices for Data Science?

I'm currently finishing up a B.S. in mathematics and would like to attend graduate school (a master's degree for starters, with the possibility of a subsequent Ph.D.) with an eye toward entering the field of data science. I'm also particularly…
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Do I need to have a Master's degree in "Statistics" in order to be qualified as a statistician?

I am a recent graduate from my university and my undergraduate degree is in Statistics. I really like Statistics, and possibly will try to make a living as a statistician. I am looking into a Master's program and I cannot stop myself from wondering…
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How important is domain knowledge in our profession?

or: Does selecting a domain when entering a job narrows your future options for domains and hence jobs ? To make this question as broadly applicable as possible ... profession refers to all kinds of data analysts, from statisticians over machine…
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Getting started as a statistics consultant

Just by being on CV for a little while now, I've noticed that a lot of the higher reputation users run their own consultation firms. As a new(ish) statistician looking to start his own consultation business, what are some tips and/or advice you…
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If there was a certification exam for statisticians, what would be the syllabus?

If there was a certification exam for statisticians, what would be the syllabus, including the recommended reading material (to give an idea of the level of the exam)?
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List of suitable job positions for data analyst

While searching for a job for data analyst I found out that many jobs where data analysis is widely used do not include "data" or "statistics" in position title, for example credit specialist, business analyst and so on. What are suitable job…
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Management/Leadership/Social Type Careers in Statistics?

I'm a graduate student in statistics and have been working on a number of projects recently, some of which I've taken a bit of a leadership role in. I am starting to have a hunch that I might enjoy a more people-oriented career than a software (or…
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How much does it matter if my Masters is in stats or math (in a stats track)

I have a choice of Master's programs in statistics, one of which is formally a program in applied statistics, the other is formally in math with an applied statistics "track". The courses in the 2 programs are about the same, so I am wondering how…
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degree to become a statistician

what is the minimum entry degree to be employed as a statistician
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PhD vs MS in biostatistics

What are the benefits of getting a PhD vs a masters in biostatistics (besides being a professor)? Will the first job will be the same for both levels? Does the PhD in biostatistics really make a difference in industry?
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Do statisticians need to be good programmers/coders to do their job well?

I'm interested in majoring in statsitics in my university as an under-grad. I am wondering whether I need to be a good programmer to do statistics because I really struggled in python and java even though I studied them for 1.5 years.
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Data Analysis Work-- Is there Any Freelance Opportunity?

Just wonder, is there any data analysis/ statistic/ data mining work that are available on freelance basis? This could be subjective and argumentative, which is why I put it as CW.
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