Studies in Statistics

You can study Statistics as a minor subject in Helsinki and Vaasa irrespective of your major. At a Master level, you can choose Statistics as a specialization within the subject of Finance in Helsinki, and likewise, at a PhD level.

Studying Statistics at Hanken will enable you to:

use mathematics to describe relationships in the economy
model and test those relationships using statistical and econometric models
use programming languages such as R and Python to fit statistical models
analyse economic data, including big data
produce dynamic reports with text and code using Markdown and LaTeX

Statistics as a minor is an excellent combination with majors such as Finance and Economics - it will help you to master your major subject! For these and other subjects, it will equip you with hand-on experience in performing data analyses, which forms an essential part of Bachelor and Master theses, and makes you competitive on the job market.