Focusing on statistics will have skills relating particularly to the design and conduct of experimental and observational studies and the analysis of data resulting from them;
| Cognitive skills Analysis, judgement, attention to detail |
Generic competencies |
| Personal capabilities Decisiveness |
Technical ability |
| Business awareness | Practical elements |
On operational research will have skills relating particularly to the formulation of complex problems of optimisation and the interpretation of the solutions in the original contexts of the problems.
| Cognitive skills Analysis, judgement, attention to detail |
Generic competencies |
| Personal capabilities Decisiveness |
Technical ability |
| Business awareness | Practical elements |
Ability to learn independently using a variety of media which might include books, learned journals, the internet and so on.
| Cognitive skills Planning and organising |
Generic competencies |
| Personal capabilities Lifelong learning and development, personal development |
Technical ability Technical ability, technical knowledge |
| Business awareness | Practical elements |
Work independently with patience and persistence, pursuing the solution of a problem to its conclusion.
| Cognitive skills Analysis, judgement, attention to detail |
Generic competencies |
| Personal capabilities Achievement orientation, initiative, tolerance for stress |
Technical ability |
| Business awareness | Practical elements |
Good general skills of time-management and organisation
| Cognitive skills Planning and organising |
Generic competencies |
| Personal capabilities | Technical ability |
| Business awareness | Practical elements |
Adaptable, in particular displaying readiness to address new problems from new areas
| Cognitive skills | Generic competencies |
| Personal capabilities Adaptability/flexibility |
Technical ability |
| Business awareness | Practical elements |
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