"There are only a few places on the planet with the statistical breadth and depth of our department. When you add to the mix that the department is exceptionally open and collegial, I think there is no finer place to study for a PhD in Statistics."
Edward I. George
Universal Furniture Professor; Professor of Statistics
Wharton's PhD program in Statistics provides the foundational education that allows students to engage both cutting-edge theory and applied problems. These include problems from a wide variety of fields within Wharton, such as finance, marketing, and public policy, as well as fields across the rest of the University such as biostatistics within the Medical School and computer science within the Engineering School.
Major areas of departmental research include: analysis of observational studies; Bayesian inference, bioinformatics; decision theory; game theory; high dimensional inference; information theory; machine learning; model selection; nonparametric function estimation; and time series analysis.
Students typically have a strong undergraduate background in mathematics. Knowledge of linear algebra and advanced calculus is required, and experience with real analysis is helpful. Although some exposure to undergraduate probability and statistics is expected, skills in mathematics and computer science are more important. Graduates of the department typically take positions in academia, government, financial services, and bio-pharmaceutical industries.
Faculty
| Chairperson Edward I. George PhD Coordinators Linda H. Zhao Professors Lawrence D. Brown Andreas Buja T. Tony Cai Dean P. Foster Edward I. George Abba M. Krieger Mark G. Low Paul R. Rosenbaum J. Michael Steele Robert A. Stine |
Associate Professors Sham M. Kakade Dylan S. Small Abraham J. Wyner Linda H. Zhao Assistant Professors Shane Jensen Alexander Rakhlin Mikhail Traskin Adjunct Professors Howard Wainer Richard P. Waterman Emeritus Warren J. Ewens Donald F. Morrison Paul Shaman Faculty with Secondary Appointments Richard Berk Robert Boruch Eric Bradlow Francis X. Diebold Danile Heitjan Michael Kearns Richard Landis Robin Pemantle |
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