统计是数据的数学科学，由统计原理和收集数据的方法组成
Statistics is the science of making sense of data. Data is essential for decision making in all areas of society, and statisticians are the people who collect data, analyze and extract information from it and communicate the meaning garnered from it to others. Statistics lives at the core of scientific reasoning, discovery and development and its expertise can be used to shape public policy and business decisions.A degree in statistics can be used anywhere data is used from social media sites to political campaigns or from drug development laboratories to satellites gathering information about our planet and environment.The University of Manitoba's Department of Statistics is one of the oldest and largest in Canada. Most of our upper level statistical courses are accredited by the Statistical Society of Canada toward the Associate Statistician (AStat) designation.