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A unit of the School of Business Administration, the Department of Decision and Information Sciences houses the Applied Statistics minor.The Applied Statistics minor is open to students in all majors. It aims to give students a background in statistical methods that will sharpen their analytic skills and help them pursue careers in a number of quantitatively oriented areas. Fields such as quality and productivity, financial analysis, marketing research, and auditing are increasingly looking for people with understanding of statistical tools. Students considering pursuing graduate studies, whether in the social and natural sciences, business, education, or the humanities, will also find special value in the minor, as research methodologies increasingly utilize statistical techniques.

Faculty

Faculty members in the Department of Decision and Information Sciences are committed to student learning through teaching excellence. They are actively involved in innovative research; scholarly activities; professional organizations; using creative educational methods; service to the department, school and university; and providing consulting services to business organizations.

Faculty members and their specialties include:

• John M. Rasp, Ph.D, Florida State University; coordinator of Applied Statistics minor, received Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award in Business School; statistics, forecasting techniques, financial modeling, baseball statistics, literary analysis
• Betty M. Thorne, Ph.D. candidate, Indiana University; statistical analysis, art of teaching statistics

Course Information

Coursework for the Applied Statistics minor includes Introduction to Statistics, Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions, Forecasting, and Experimental Design and Data Analysis.

Alumni Highlights

D. Jeffrey Hamrick, '02, Ph.D. program in Financial Management, Boston University
Brian Rachwalski, '01, Assistant Vice President, Fixed Income Group, R.J. O'Brien futures broker
Laura Nigro Hartnett, '99, Marketing Project Coordinator, AAA
Jennie Bishop, '97, Computer Programmer Analyst II, State of Florida, Volusia County Health Department

• Clubs and Organizations
• Alpha Kappa Psi professional business fraternity

Department Awards

• Business School Foundation Kenneth Jackson Award for Decision Sciences

Contact:
Betty Thorne
386-822-7445
bthorne@stetson.edu

Full Time Faculty: 2

Degrees Offered:

• Minor in Applied Statistics

Our Students Intern at:

• AAA
• American Airlines
• American Red Cross
• AT&T
• Bank of America
• Cessna Aircraft Company
• Chick-fil-A Inc.
• Cingular Wireless
• Citibank/Citigroup
• City of Daytona Beach
• City of DeLand
• City of Orange City
• Dell Computer Corporation
• Deloitte & Touche
• Delta Airlines
• Disney Worldwide Services Inc.
• Enterprise Rent-a-Car
• Ernst & Young LLP
• Federal Express
• Florida Hospital
• IBM
• Morgan Stanley
• Nabisco
• NASCAR
• Salomon Smith Barney
• SAP America
• SouthTrust Bank
• Veritas Software