The study of mathematical statistics involves quantitative skills and knowledge of statistical methods, both their practical application and their mathematical foundations. 

Applied statistics is concerned with the application of statistical methods. These applications can be in a huge variety of areas, such as medicine, business, finance, science and industry.

Research includes practical experience using computer systems to analyse data, and the ability to understand and criticise arguments based on numerical data or mathematical reasoning.

Members

• Adjunct Prof. Adrian Baddeley   BA Hons (ANU), PhD (Cantab.), FAustMS, FAA
  Stochastic geometry, spatial statistics, statistical image analysis, stereology, statistical software.
• Asst. Prof Ed Cripps  BEc (W.Aust), BSc, PhD (NSW)
  Computational statistics, spatial and temporal models, Bayesian statistics, Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms.
• Asst. Prof. Kevin Murray   BSc, MSc
  Model selection, medical statistics, applied statistics and statistical consulting.
  
• Asst. Prof. Nazim Khan   BE(Elect){UWA}, Tech. Teachers Cert {Fiji Inst. of Teach.},BSc(Hons)(UWA), PhD (UWA)
  Stochastic modelling, hidden Markov models, MCMC, computational statistics, experimental design, applications in life sciences and engineering.
• Asst. Prof. John Lau   BSc, MSc, PhD (Hong Kong)
  
• Dr Robin Milne   BA (Well.), PhD (ANU)
  Point processes, multivariate distributions, statistical inference and consulting, stochastic modelling and inference in neurophysiology.
• A/Prof. Gopalan Nair   BSc, MSc (Calicut), PhD (Melb)
  
• A/Prof. Tony Pakes   Honorary Research Fellow, MSc (Melb.), PhD (Monash), ARMIT
  Branching processes, Markov chains and processes, population dynamics, statistical distributions, sample extrema, classical moment problem.
• A/Prof. Berwin Turlach  DiplMath (Bonn), DEAMath PhD (Louvain-la-Neuve)
  Applied statistics, smoothing methods, statistical computing, computational statistics
• A/Prof. Kaipillil Vijayan  Honorary Research Fellow, MSc (Kerala), PhD (I.Stat.I.)
• Dr Geoffrey Yeo  Honorary Research Fellow, MSc (W. Aust), PhD (ANU)
  Applied probability, stochastic modelling of ion channels, secretary problem