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Ilana Kowarski, reporter for U.S. News suggest, Statistics helps people understand often-complex data so they can make smart choices.
Being inundated with massive
amounts of information can feel overwhelming, but knowledge of
statistics allows people to distinguish essential facts from trivial
details in order to make logical and evidence-based decisions. 
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Statisticians are well-paid professionals, and their skills are in high demand. The median annual wage among U.S. statisticians was $91,160 as of May 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau predicts that the number of employed statisticians will be 35% higher in 2029 than it was in 2019 – a job growth forecast nearly nine times higher than the norm among all occupations.
Below is a guide to academic programs in statistics, plus some tips on how to become a statistician.
Statistics focuses on making sense of complex data and using those insights to make smart choices. Though statistics is a quantitative academic discipline, a student's mathematical aptitude does not necessarily dictate whether he or she should pursue a statistics degree, suggests Jon Anderson, a professor of statistics at the University of Minnesota—Morris...
A person does not need to be a math whiz in order to perform well in statistics courses, Anderson emphasizes, though he adds that many of the same people who love math also enjoy statistics and that competence in math is necessary for the field...
What It Takes to Study Statistics and Become a StatisticianStatistics degrees are most appropriate for individuals who enjoy problem-solving, Anderson says.
Anyone who has a formal degree in statistics can call himself or herself a statistician, Anderson notes. It is also common for people with degrees in related fields and significant statistics work experience to refer to themselves as statisticians, he adds.
Source: U.S. News & World Report
