• Statistics is an applied discipline whose main task is to develop models and methods for data analysis. These lead to reliable knowledge in various areas of empirical research and enable forecasts to be made. Theory and practical application are closely interwoven. Finding essential information from large amounts of data is a central concern of statistics. 
  • This is done using a variety of sophisticated methods that go far beyond simply counting data. The tasks include the planning of experiments and studies, their evaluation and presentation as well as the interpretation of the results. Statisticians play an important role in the information society as "data detectives".