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Statistics

Important research themes in statistics are biostatistics, insurance and finance mathematics, and time series.

We offer master's programs in:

  • ingressbilde

    Time series

    This research field involves statistical analysis of observations in time. The object is to unveil structures describing underlying correlations between observations. Such methods are particularly common in econometrics, but are also used for analyses of geological and biological data.

  • Insurance and finance

    Insurance was one of the first areas to apply statistical methods. Insurance companies make a living of uncertainty, and they need people who can analyse these matters. There is also a specific title for statisticians who specialise within insurance, called actuary. This title can only be achieved by studying at the universities in Bergen and Oslo.

  • Computational statistics

    High-dimensional integration constitutes the core of many modern estimation problems. Effective computational algorithms make it possible to apply more realistic and interesting statistical models.

  • hval

    Marine applications

    The marine field of study is important to Norway, particularly in the western part of the country. Huge quantities of data are collected, which leads to many interesting challenges for statisticians.