Department Of Statistics
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The increasing demand for more and better statistics has brought to the front position the importance of statistics as a strategic resource for national and international development. Statistics are now recognized internationally as a part of enabling environment for the development. Statistical methods are applied to enormous numerical facts with an objective that “behind every data there is a story”. Statistics are needed by organizations other than government.According the World Bank, good quality statistical data are needed to manage results to make evidence – based decisions about allocation and management of scarce resources. Because of this increased utilization in other fields, and more job opportunities the student community started choosing statistics as the course of study. Keeping this in mind, the management of the Madura College has started M.Sc. Statistics in aided steam from the academic year 2019 – 2020, and thereby became the first college to provide M.Sc. Statistics affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University under aided stream.
VISION
Vision of the Statistics department is to develop student’s ability to think analytically, speculatively and imaginatively and to encourage them to pursue higher education for the purpose of continuous curriculum innovations.
MISSION
- To help students develop their intellect and faith.
- To provide excellent training in scientific data collections, data management, methods and procedure of data analysis.
- To facilitate students to see themselves as professional, as part of a discipline with skills and abilities valuable in business, teaching and publishing.
OBJECTIVES
Statistics is a branch of applied research which is concerned with the development and application methods for collecting, organizing presenting, analysing and interpreting quantitative data in such a way that the reliability of conclusion based on data may be evaluated in terms of probability statements. The main objectives of the department of statistics is to equip students
- to present the facts in definite form
- to make a comparison between theory and actual
- to have guidance’s in formulating suitable policies
- to ascertain advance predictions
- to test the hypothesis and develop new theories
History / Timeline
| Year | Milestone |
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| 2019 | M.Sc. Statistics |
Highlights of the curriculum
The M.Sc Statistics curriculum is designed to prepare the students for productive career after two years of post-graduation. The curriculum is designed in such a way that students will gain knowledge in both theoretical and applied areas of statistics and also to have practical training on the applications of statistical methods for carrying out data analysis using statistical software and programming languages like SPSS, MS-Excel, R, Python, C and C++ etc., Students will become effective collaborators and innovators, participate to address social, technical and business challenges and also equip to face the challenges at the national and state level competitive examinations.
Skills Imparted
The department graduate will have
- Deep knowledge of statistics in diverse applications.
- Strong mathematics abilities
- Wide-ranging computer skills
- Ability to communicate findings to non-statisticians
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Industry knowledge
- Teamwork and collaborative skills
Carrier opportunities
Government sector:
- Indian Statistical Service
- Assistant Statistical officer
- Statistical Investigator
- Field officers / investigator in national sample survey organizations
- Government Banking / Insurance sector
- Teaching in Schools and Colleges
- Researchers
Private Sector:
- Senior or Junior Statistician
- Data Scientist / Analyst
- Biostatistician
- Subject matter expert
- Financial / Business Analyst
- Actuarial Analyst
Salient features
- First of this kind in Madurai district to provide master in Statistics under aided stream in renowned 130 years old institution.
- Qualified and experience team of faculty members with wider experience in area of both theoretical and applied statistics.
- Projects and In-plant trainings to impart practical knowledge to the students.
- Teaching aids like LCD Projectors and modern E-learning software’s are used with the view to enhance the Teaching-Learning process.
- Well – Equipped computer lab with updated and current software’s.
PSO For B.Sc. Statistics
Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)
After successful completion of the programme the graduate will
| PEO1 | Assess the existing knowledge, concepts, techniques, and methodology appropriate to their discipline |
| PEO2 | Acquire thorough knowledge on pure, applied and advanced area of Statistics. |
| PEO3 | Apply discipline-based and/or cross-discipline-based knowledge to design a problem solving strategy. |
| PEO4 | Posses positive attitude, skills which will enable them to become a multifaced personality in their field. |
| PEO5 | Have enhances logical reasoning skills, arithmetic skills, aptitude skills,self-confidence for better employability. |
| PEO6 | Be aware of issues of social relevance and articulate a statistical solutions to those issues. |
Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)
| PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES | Graduate Attributes | |
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| PSO1 | Calculate the statistics necessary to solve problems (both manually and via computer), including descriptive statistics, statistical significance tests and confidence interval |
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| PSO2 | Communicate the meaning of statistical analysis in everyday language and project format. |
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| PSO3 | Evaluate probabilities for real-life situations and analyze discrete and continuous probability distributions andtheir applications. |
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| PSO4 | Organize a sample survey and estimate the characteristics of the population and construct a hypothesis and test it using parametric and non-parametric tools. |
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| PSO5 | Understanding of the fundamental axioms in Mathematics and capability of developing ideas based on them. |
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| PSO6 | Have a broad background in statistics appreciations of how its various sub disciplines are related, the ability to use techniques from different areas and as in depth knowledge about topics. |
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| PSO7 | Take up a career as a statistician in the government sector, quality control analyst, agricultural studies, a data analyst and other positions. |
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| PSO8 | Apply ethical principles and commit to legal professional ethics, responsibilities, good practices and norms established. |
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Faculty (Aided Stream)
| AIDED FACULTIES | ||||
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| Name | Designation | Date of Join | Area of Specialization | Profile |
 Dr.P.Vetri Selvi |
Assistant Professor | 19.07.2019 | Spatial Analysis | View Profile |
 Dr.R.Madhanagopal |
Assistant Professor | 19.07.2019 | Applied Statistics | View ProfileGoogle Scholar Link |