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Recommended: the practice of statistics

During the four-year study in the Experimental Class of Mathematical Finance, I have mustered up much enthusiasm for statistics through taking the mathematic and econometric courses and my after-class learning as well. In my view, Statistics is a fascinating discipline that uses tools from mathematics, probability and computing for prediction, classification, estimation, etc. I have used statistics method to analyze data and interpret economic phenomena. Also, statistics methods are also fully utilized in my graduation thesis in Finance-Empirical Research on Black-Scholes Model, where I used T test to compare actual prices with theoretical prices. Frankly, the more I knew about statistics, the more it appealed to me.

On one hand, my solid mathematic background will help me deepen my studies in the area of statistics. I have taken upper division courses due to strict requirements of mathematical ability in my major. To my delight, I have achieved excellent academic performance in mathematics, and most importantly, I was charmed by the beauty and power of mathematics, and harvested g...

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