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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as bio-statistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians. | Report results of statistical analyses, including information in the form of graphs, charts, and tables. | |||
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Process large amounts of data for statistical modeling and graphic analysis, using computers. | ||||
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Identify relationships and trends in data, as well as any factors that could affect the results of research. | ||||
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Analyze and interpret statistical data to identify significant differences in relationships among sources of information. | ||||
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Prepare data for processing by organizing information, checking for any inaccuracies, and adjusting and weighting the raw data. | ||||
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Evaluate the statistical methods and procedures used to obtain data to ensure validity, applicability, efficiency, and accuracy. | ||||
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Evaluate sources of information to determine any limitations in terms of reliability or usability. | ||||
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Plan data collection methods for specific projects and determine the types and sizes of sample groups to be used. | ||||
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Design research projects that apply valid scientific techniques and use information obtained from baselines or historical data to structure uncompromised and efficient analyses. | ||||
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Develop an understanding of fields to which statistical methods are to be applied to determine whether methods and results are appropriate. | ||||
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Supervise and provide instructions for workers collecting and tabulating data. | ||||
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Apply sampling techniques or use complete enumeration bases to determine and define groups to be surveyed. | ||||
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Adapt statistical methods to solve specific problems in many fields, such as economics, biology, and engineering. | ||||
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Develop and test experimental designs, sampling techniques, and analytical methods. | ||||
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Examine theories, such as those of probability and inference, to discover mathematical bases for new or improved methods of obtaining and evaluating numerical data. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Statisticians
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Programming | Writing computer programs for various purposes. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Angoss KnowledgeSEEKER | Data mining software | |||
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Aptech Systems GAUSS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Automatic Forecasting Systems Autobox | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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C++ | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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Camfit Data Limited Microfit | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Common business oriented language COBOL | Development environment software | |||
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Cytel StatXact | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Data Description Data Desk software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Econometric Software LIMDEP | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Formula translation/translator FORTRAN | Development environment software | |||
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GraphPad Software GraphPad Prism | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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IBM DB2 | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Insightful S-PLUS | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
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Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | |||
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Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | |||
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Microsoft Visual FoxPro | Object oriented data base management software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Minitab software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Muthen & Muthen MPlus | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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NCR Teradata Warehouse Miner | Data mining software | |||
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NCSS Power Analysis and Sample Size PASS | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Oracle software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Python | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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Quantitative Micro Software EViews | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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R | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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RAT-STATS | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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SAS Enterprise Miner | Data mining software | |||
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SAS JMP | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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SAS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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SPSS Amos | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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SPSS AnswerTree | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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SPSS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Scientific Software International SSI Hierarchical Linear and Non-Linear Modeling HLM | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Scientific Software International SSI LISREL | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Stat-Ease Design-Ease | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Stat-Ease Design-Expert | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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StatPoint STATGRAPHICS Centurion | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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StatSoft STATISTICA software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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StataCorp Stata | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Statistical Solutions BMDP | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Sun Microsystems Java | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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SuperANOVA | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Sybase PowerBuilder | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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Systat Software SigmaPlot | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Systat Software SigmaStat | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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UNISTAT Statistical Package | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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UNIX | Operating system software | |||
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Visual Numerics TS-WAVE | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Wolfram Research Mathematica | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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XGobi | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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XLISP-STAT | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Doctoral Degree | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Up to and including 1 month | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Actuary | |||
Analytical Statistician | |||
Applied Statistician | |||
Bioinformatics Specialist | |||
Biometrician | |||
Biostatistician | |||
Clinical Biostatistics Director | |||
Clinical Data Coordinator | |||
Clinical Statistics Manager | |||
Data Manager | |||
Database Analyst | |||
Education Research Analyst | |||
Environmental Statistician | |||
Financial Analyst | |||
Human Resource Statistician | |||
Institutional Research Director | |||
Mathematical Statistician | |||
Program Research Specialist | |||
Programmer | |||
Research Analyst | |||
Research Associate | |||
Research Biostatistician | |||
Sampling Expert | |||
Sports Statistician | |||
Statistical Analyst | |||
Statistical Engineer | |||
Statistical Reporting Analyst | |||
Statistician | |||
Survey Statistician | |||
Technical Specialist | |||
Time Study Statistician | |||
Trend Investigator | |||
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