Statistician, Kaimātai tauanga
Also known as
- Statistical modeller, statistical analyst, demographer, research statistician, statistics adviser, mathematical statistician, data scientist
Statisticians use mathematical theory to collect, examine and summarise statistical data for organisations, clients and the public.
Duration
2:27 mins
Your pay could be
$57K
Lower
$76K to $121K
Most common
$156K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Statisticians
- usually work regular business hours
- usually work in offices
- need to be methodical, accurate and identify and solve problems
Tasks
- collect and combine data from different sources
- assess data quality
- prepare data for statistical analysis
- use statistical methods to analyse data
- build mathematical models
- create data graphics
- write reports to show data analysis
- present statistics to others
- design data collection methods
Organised
Investigative
Practical
Interests that fit this job
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You need
You may need
- a postgraduate certificate or diploma in mathematics and statistics or similar
- a Master of Applied Statistics or similar
If you’re in school
You need University Entrance to do the study or training for this job.
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