Statistics (PhD) at Dalhousie University

The Statistics PhD is a thesis-based programme in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, delivered in person in Halifax, full-time. Students take part in faculty research projects.

Faculty: Science / Graduate Studies  |  Department: Department of Mathematics and Statistics  |  Duration: 5 years or longer  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

Thesis research under a supervisor in areas including statistical inference, state space models, time series analysis, multivariate analysis, bioinformatics, statistical genetics, ecology and evolution, ocean science, environmental statistics, epidemiology, data mining, machine learning and information theory.

Career pathways

Statistics careers in manufacturing, marketing, engineering, statistical computing, epidemiology, public health, pharmacology, genetics, education, journalism, government, survey methods, law, consulting, agriculture and ecology.

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