{"id":1701,"date":"2018-08-08T12:14:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T16:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/statistics\/?page_id=1701"},"modified":"2025-10-09T13:54:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T17:54:56","slug":"statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Statistics and Data Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t
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UCF Statistics & Data Science instructs students in a wide variety of methods for collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data. Students in our programs gain the knowledge and technical skills necessary to use complex data in many different applications. UCF Statistics & Data Science offers three undergraduate degrees: one in Statistics, one in Actuarial Science, and one in Data Science. The graduate degree offered includes an M.S. degree with two tracks in Data Mining and Statistical Computing, a SAS certificate program, and a Ph.D. degree in Big Data Analytics.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Big Data Analytics Ph.D. Program<\/h2>\n

The first Ph.D. of its kind in the state of Florida and only one of a few across the globe.<\/p>\n

The field of big data has recently exploded. There is an ever-increasing need for industry professionals that can interpret data to help companies make business decisions.<\/p>\n

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UCF Team Secures Second Place in National Algorithms for Threat Detection Challenge\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Notable Alumni are honored for their outstanding career achievements.\u00a0 By Emily Dougherty | April 3, 2025\u00a0 The evening of March 27th was filled with joy,…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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