Probability and Statistics

Probability and Statistics degree offered by Cardiff University, is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Mathematics research programmes (MPhil, PhD).

The Probability and Statistics from Cardiff University programme aims to offer knowledge and expertise for a career in the academic world, or to pursue a variety of other opportunities in which a strong mathematical background is important.

Past students are on the staff of universities in the UK and abroad, and senior statisticians and managers in industry and business.

Distinctive features

• Lively research environment, extensive seminar programme.

• Conference and workshop support, including annual Welsh Mathematics Colloquium.

• Optional participation in undergraduate teaching, including HEA accreditation.

• Colloquia are held regularly and each research group has a weekly research seminar.

• The School hosts and participates in frequent workshops organised by WIMSC research clusters, with which the research groups are associated.

• The many collaborative projects with groups in other institutions in the UK and abroad, bring a steady stream of distinguished visitors to the School.

Research area:

• Multivariate statistical analysis

• Time series analysis

• Statistical modelling in market research

• Optimal experimental design

• Stochastic global optimisation

• Change point detection

• Probabilistic methods in search and number theory