In the United States they are two job series for federal civil service. A job series is shorthand for a title. A person can be called an economist, accountant, mathematical statistician, statistician, program analyst, letter carrier, research psychologist, etc. if they meet minimum standards. Mathematical statisticians need more course work than general statisticians. Many agencies pay 15% more to a math statistician than a general statistician.
the minimum qualifications for a general statistician series 1530 is at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-IV/B/GS1500/1530.HTM the minimum qualifications for a math statistician series 1529 is at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-IV/B/GS1500/1529.HTM Andreas Karlsson wrote: > What is (are) the difference(s) between Statistics and Mathematical > Statistics? ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ =================================================================
