Welcome to the UW Statistics Club!
Welcome to the University of Waterloo Statistics Club website. The executive team is working hard to make this term an interesting one! If you're unfamiliar with the Statistics Club, please check out the about page for more information about the club or feel free to stop by the office and have a friendly chat with an executive. Some key information:
- The current termly membership fee is $2.00
- The office is located in M3 1004
- The Statistics Club may be contacted through statsclubuwaterloo (at) gmail.com
The website will be updated with current events hosted by the Statistics Club. Fascinated by a statistical, machine learning, simulation or visualization topic? Come give a talk!
All other information is located on the about page.
News and Events, Winter 2016 Term
Upcoming Events
Hello Everyone,
March 29,
1848 Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to ice jam.
1999 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 10006.78 - above the 10,000 mark for the first time ever.
2004 The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants.
Do you know? It is a big day for us to celebrate the end of term with your new and old friends, professors and our other two clubs (FARM and ActSci).
This is an event for Stats, FARM, and ActSci club members only. We will provide food, board games and more. Have fun and recharge!
Past Events
Please join us for an introductory tutorial to the SQL presented by Statsclub President Darrell Aucoin. He'll be covering the following topics:
- SQLite and the SQLite Browser GUIs
- The Entity-Relationship model
- The SQL normal forms
- The relational algebra: filtering, joining, summarizing
There will be lots of opportunity for workshop-style experimentation.
If you are a math faculty student you can use the lab computers, but if not, or if you just want to work in a more familiar environment, please make sure $
We will host a mid-session lunch break for participants with tasty sandwiches provided in the C&D, just around the corner from the lab.
You must be a Statistics Club member to participate. We will be taking $2 student memberships at the door, as space allows.
Join us on campus for a full-day program that is designed to answer the more detailed questions that you may have now that you've applied or been admitted$
Highlights:
- Attend information sessions for you specific faculty or program
- Take a campus tour and check out our residence
- Attend Co-opertaive Education, Financing your Education, and Residence Life Information sessions
- Bring your family and enjoy other exciting activities throughout the day!
Open to applicants and admitted students. Refreshments will be provided.
The UW Stats Club will be hosting a Prof Talk, featuring Professor Mu Zhu. In an informative and intriguing talk, Prof. Zhu will be discussing how algorithms can be used to create personalized recommendations.
This is an event for Stats Club members only, but anyone can sign-up at the door for $2. Refreshments will be provided!
We have an upper-year and a graduate Stat student to give some insights on the industry. Come out and learn about the different jobs a stats major can hav$
Open only to members. Refreshments will be provided!
Our casino themed beginning of term kick-off event. Pay attention here or on our Faceboook page.
The results of the Statistics Club Elections are located in the about page.