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QUANTITATIVE SCIENTIST [1 record]

Record 1 2018-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Finance
CONT

Aimed also at any quantitative scientist who uses statistical methods, [the Core statistics] book will deepen readers' understanding of why and when methods work and explain how to develop suitable methods for non-standard situations, such as in ecology, big data and genomics.

CONT

A quantitative analyst or, in financial jargon, a quant is a person who specializes in the application of mathematical and statistical methods ...

OBS

rocket scientist: In the world of finance, these are people with science and math degrees who work in the finance field building highly advanced quantitative finance models.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Finances
CONT

[...] vit à New York et travaille comme analyste quantitatif (ou «quant») dans une grande banque [...] Les analystes quantitatifs (spécialistes des sciences dures, en particulier des mathématiques) font partie d’une caste à part dans le monde de la finance.

Spanish

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