Math vs stats reddit. Do the math major and minor in statistics.
Math vs stats reddit. APStudents submitted 7 months ago by One-Luck7342 Having this debate with my friend. Stats is just bunch of yapping and minimal math. I really like statistics, for me it's a very nice balance between applied and theoretical. . But statistics, the way most people learn it in school, or apply it in other sciences, is very different from other kinds of math. But make sure you do the minor because the statistical theory prereqs are necessary. From the classes I have taken so far, I think that data science is a big interest for me. Would it be more useful to take some more rigorous math courses such as abstract algebra to sharpen my proof-writing abilities/allow me to self-learn a lot of statistics, or Would taking courses in time series analysis, causal inference, or going deeper into machine learning theory be more directly "useful" in industry? Which one of these undergraduate major will prepare me well and take me far in future machine learning? Hardest AP Math: Stats or Calc self. Also would physics knowledge benefit over stats/math in quant? 174 votes, 75 comments. My main question now is: just what exactly decides whether I should major in Math or Stats? Maybe a proof class here or there for mathematical maturity. I have a friend who was considering MS in stats vs applied stats and it seemed to be the same ideas in most places they were looking at. However, I love to do math on its own, and the reason I like data science is the mathematics behind it, especially machine learning. What are the main differences between a major in Statistics vs a major in Applied Mathematics? I'm going to be entering university this year and I have always been interested in the quantitative side of science (specifically math). It has more "math" in it if you know what I mean. Undergrad statistics majors are generally not rigorous and teach you how to use the same canned techniques on the same canned problems for most of your classes. Sure, you can land a role at companies where the DS are Only really the first two semesters (of four) in my third year were statistics and probability specific. It relies much more on knowledge about the real world. Do the math major and minor in statistics. Looking at the curriculum, it appears that Stats/CS perfectly aligns with this. I now do my master's in maths: stats and big data. If you do major in math, do applied math, since the theoretical math is all proof based. I'm also having thoughts about statistics (which I heard is extremely crucial in quant), but not too sure if should rather double major in stats with a minor in math or double major in math with a minor in stats. I chose statistics just because it seemed more interesting to me than differential equations modeling you get in applied math Statisticians doing statistics research, proving theorems etc, are definitely doing mathematics, as other commenters have said. I personally think calc since it contains harder concepts using derivatives and integrals and bunch of rules to remember. Conversely if you pick math, make sure you take some statistics classes. I absolutely love math and i’m leaning towards getting a pure math degree but at the same time, if I were to try and get a job in industry, would my math degree function similar to a statistics degree? Which major, applied math or statistics, is better to prepare for machine learning graduate program? Source: I have an MS in applied mathematics which allowed me to take 4 courses in the computer science department. trueI did a MS in Statistics from a math undergrad. It's definitely more specialised to statistics, but also a lot of computer science. I majored in both and have a master’s in statistics. Don't get me wrong, I love Statistics but not having a software engineering background really hampers potential job opportunities. If I could go back I would do my BS in CS (with at least a minor in math or statistics) and then go to a MS in Statistics. yrgxvrzbppyhbtwgekjarnloaxbyrijsokdpnxunrzmvylwzqwn