DETAIL OF CLASSIFICATION ITEM

Classification: International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS

Abbreviation: ISCED97_OBORY Version: 1 Validity: 01.01.2008 - 09.09.9999 Family: Education

Language version: EN

Classification level: 3

Item: 462 - Statistics

Item's explanatory note:

Statistics is the study of collecting, describing, arranging and analysing numerical data.
Study of probability theory and actuarial science is included. Programmes with the
following main content are classified here:

Actuarial science
Mathematical (theoretical) statistics
Probability theory
Statistics, applied
Survey design
Survey sampling

Inclusions:

Study of applied statistics is included in this field.
Study of mathematical (theoretical) statistics is included in this field.

Exclusions:

Study of demography/population studies is excluded from this field and included in
field 312 ‘Sociology and cultural studies’

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Correspondences:
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 2 - Narrow fields	46	Mathematics and statistics