Welcome to the
Department of Statistical Sciences
at Wake Forest University
Mission Statement: The mission of the Department of Statistical Sciences is to educate students to become leaders and advocates for sound statistical reasoning, and to improve our society through innovative statistical and interdisciplinary research. To succeed in this mission, the Department will:
- Offer a premier undergraduate educational experience to Statistics, Applied Statistics and Decision Analytics majors, preparing each for successful careers as well as further graduate study.
- Offer a personalized Master’s program in Statistics, creating pathways into the field and opportunities for mentored research.
- Contribute to the advancement of the statistical sciences through peer-reviewed research and scientific collaborations across disciplines.
- Support the wider Wake Forest community with high quality general statistics education offerings.
- Colloquium: Reminiscing About Statistical REU Projects and Past REU StudentsJoin us for our next invited speaker of the semester! Dr. Anant Godbole will be presenting at 11 AM in the Z. Smith Reynolds (ZSR) Auditorium, Room 404. Dr. Godbole’s talk is entitled: “Reminiscing About Statistical REU Projects and Past REU Students” Abstract: I was awarded my first REU Grant in 1991 and I was REU director and sole advisor from […]
- Colloquium: Vertex alignment and changepoint localization in network time seriesJoin us Tuesday, February 10 for our first invited speaker of the semester! Dr. Zach Lubberts will be presenting at 11 AM in the Z. Smith Reynolds (ZSR) Auditorium, Room 404. Dr. Li’s talk is entitled “Vertex alignment and changepoint localization in network time series.” Abstract: Existing methodology for changepoint localization in an evolving time series of networks generally relies on accurately prescribed […]
- Dr. Lotspeich receives Dionne Price Early Career PIONEER Award in BiostatisticsThe ENAR Dionne Price Early Career PIONEER Award in Biostatistics is established to honor the legacy of Dr. Dionne L. Price, a pioneering statistician, a steadfast champion and dedicated member of ENAR and the first African American president of the American Statistical Association. This award recognizes early-career professionals, who have demonstrated exceptional innovation in […]
- Colloquium: The Value of Information in Model-Assisted DecisionsJoin us Tuesday, November 11 for our next invited speaker of the semester! Dr. Jessica Hullman will be presenting at 11 AM in the Z. Smith Reynolds (ZSR) Auditorium, Room 404 (details below). Jessica Hullman is Ginni Rometty Professor of Computer Science and a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University. Her research develops theoretical […]
- Colloquium: Power and Sample Size Calculations for Causal Inference with Observational DataJoin us Tuesday, October 28 for our next invited speaker of the semester! Dr. Fan Li will be presenting at 11 AM in the Z. Smith Reynolds (ZSR) Auditorium, Room 404. Fan Li is a Professor at the Department of Statistical Science with a secondary appointment at the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Duke […]