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    Elizabeth Sweet works as a mathematical statistician at the Bureau of the Census. She ensures surveys like the Consumer Expenditures Survey are representative by overseeing sample selection and tracking nonresponse. Her work involves computing variances on collected data and testing new questionnaires. Sweet uses her computer skills and statistics knowledge from Loyola College and the American Statistical Association to model costs and improve data collection methods. She is pursuing a Master's degree in Applied Statistics at George Washington University.

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    Mathematician at Work Author(s): ELIZABETH SWEET Source: Math Horizons, Vol. 2, No. 1 (September 1994), p.

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    ELIZABETH SWEET

    Mathematician

    at

    Work

    In

    working at the Bureau of the Census as a mathematical statistician. I do not work on the Decennial Census, but rather, Iwork on a few of the ongoing
    surveys the Census Bureau conducts.

    May 19881 graduated from Loyola inmath College with a bachelor's ematics. Shortly thereafter I began

    American

    Statistical Association (ASA) in I 1990. meeting August developed, with the input from many people, a computer simulation which mimics in terviewer travel in a geographic region.

    the idea behind a very interesting project at the which I ultimately presented

    I specifically work on the Consumer Expenditures Survey. This survey gath ers information about what items people buy. Examples include everything from tooth paste to cars. After the data is collected, it is sent to another agency in order to produce the Consumer Price Index

    Our goal was todecide if different travel patterns would save travel time, thus savingmoney. Itwas a great experience forme to use my computer skills from

    Loyola days as well as gain experience inpublic speaking. Although that expe rience was both exciting and scary, I treat itas an honor and look forward to

    ing, variance, estimation. It quickly be came apparent that there was a whole world of statistics beyond what I had

    the next paper. (CPI). In my spare time, I am working to initial "so how does was, My question statistics come into play?" Believe me it wards a Masters inApplied Statistics at the George Washington University. Al does. The firstyear opened up a new terms: of cluster dictionary sampling,

    Elizabeth Sweet While the Census Bureau encour ages furthering one's education, I am thankful that they do not hold back interesting and challenging work from anyone who does not have a graduate

    previously experienced. As a mathematical statistician, my main duty is to insure the sample se lected isrepresentative, so that the "best" data can be obtained. This includes projects in sample selection, tracking
    nonresponse, data

    My

    was,

    initial question
    "so how does

    statistics come into

    naires, and computing variances on the


    collected.

    testing

    new

    question

    also are always researching new of ways collecting accurate data for less money. This sort of cost modeling was We

    play?" Believe me itdoes.

    degree. It has been my experience that many skills needed for successful work are obtained at the undergraduate level. I look forward to completing my Mas ters and the new challenges that lie ahead at the Census Bureau.

    ELIZABETHSWEET received her BS in math


    ematics from

    rentlyemployed by theBureau of theCen


    sus as a mathematical statistician.

    Loyola

    College.

    She

    is cur

    though it is a lot of work, I find it rewarding to learn something in the classroom and then immediately see the benefits of that knowledge in my job.

    age of 18 profiles available for $3.00,


    at Work, Mathematical Scientists $3.00. Both are available from theMath ematical Association of America. and

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    26 MathHorizons 1994 September

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