Welcome to the Statistics Department
 The Department of
Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University is dedicated to the creation
and critical study of methods for collecting and analyzing quantitative
information, and to the dissemination of knowledge about these methods
through teaching and scholarly activity. Although this does not make us
much different from many other departments around the world, our Department
did develop some unusual distinguishing characteristics.
Founded in 1966,
Carnegie Mellon's Department
of Statistics evolved separately from the traditional umbrella of Mathematical
Sciences in a University environment that emphasized computation, the
understanding of human behavior and decision-making, and cross-disciplinary
research. This led the Department to define a path for itself by focusing
on
- computational
statistics,
- Bayesian statistics,
and
- cross-disciplinary
statistical research
at a time when none
of these was recognized as centrally important for a growing department.
Today, all are substantial growth areas, and as a result our graduates
are in demand for jobs in academia, government, and industry.
Currently we have 18 regular faculty and five visitors training 48 graduate students and
teaching 1600 undergraduates per year. We believe we have succeeded in
balancing theory with applications, incorporating modern computing technology
into both research and education, and building a collegial, energetic
environment from which to help lead the profession.
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