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The world is awash in data–images, websites, books, TikTok videos, and more–that contain important information about the world around us, information that statisticians and data scientists want to extract, analyze, and interpret.

Our free one-week summer camp will introduce high-school students to the world of statistics and data science, will inform them about all the opportunities for careers in these fields, and tell them how to best prepare for such careers. Students will take a field trip to the offices of a Pittsburgh-based company that uses data science every day!

Each day of the program will combine presentations about the basics of statistics and data science with hands-on demonstrations and computer labs in which students will learn the basics of R. By the end of the camp, participants will know what statistics and data science are all about and will know if they want to pursue these fields in the future.

Students will receive a free bus pass and a stipend.