Examples of Computing Examples of Computing Uses for StatisticiansUses for Statisticians

• Data management: data entry, data extraction, data cleaning, data storage, data manipulation, data distribution• Mathematical symbolic processing: Algebraic manipulation, deriving analytic solutions to algebraic problems• Simulation methods: Investigating performance of procedures under various distributional assumptions, resampling methods (e.g. bootstrap, jackknife), Markov Chain Monte Carlo, randomizations tests• Data analysis: descriptive statistics and data visualization, statistical modelling including parameter estimation and hypothesis testing • Information delivery: Report generation, data transfer, web deployment, etc

Types of Software Used by Types of Software Used by StatisticiansStatisticians

•Spreadsheets•Databases•Mathematical symbolic processing•General stats packages: programmable•General stats packages: interactive non- programmable•Specialized software•Custom software•Other (word processing, document production, reference management, …)

See: http://www.amstat.org/careers/statisticalsoftware.cfm

Typical Data FlowTypical Data Flow

1. Collect (enter, extract or generate)

2. Store and manage

3. Manipulate

4. Analyze/Explore

5. Report/Disseminate

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