Participating in the surveys that make the evening news such as:
Collecting information from retailers on the amount of retail trade
Determining the number of construction starts for this month
Finding how much sales have risen in electronic stores by participating in the annual retail trade survey
Collecting data on the amount of damages for which insurance companies are reimbursing the consumers
Developing data on various types of business establishments such as the number of video rental stores established
Gathering foreign trade statistics such as U.S. trade with other countries, import and export data
Digging for data on mining
Knowing how many breweries there are in the U.S.
What you need to know:
Their background includes 15 semester/22 quarter hours in mathematics and statistics in courses plus 9 semester hours in social science, business, or related classes.
Examples of the types of classes included in the math and statistics requirement:
Basic Social Statistics
Intermediate or Advanced Social Statistics
Business and Economic Statistics
Research Methods
Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
Demographic Techniques and Analysis
College Algebra
Calculus
College Math
Intermediate Procedures for Data Collection
Examples of the types of classes included in the social science, business, or related class requirement:
Sociology
Psychology
Demography
Economics
Geography
Urban Studies
Business Administration
Public Administration
Political Science
Marketing
Physical or Biological Science
Would you be interested in participating in surveys that describe the business and economic conditions of our country?