pls nairalanders am a little confused as to which to study,either economics which people say is diverse or statistics which is also diverse. Pls wud like to knw which wud rily be a gud challange,fun to study nd bring out the best in a studnt...pls u cud add oda reasons too. Thanks

tapingil: pls nairalanders am a little confused as to which to study,either economics which people say is diverse or statistics which is also diverse. Pls wud like to knw which wud rily be a gud challange,fun to study nd bring out the best in a studnt...pls u cud add oda reasons too. Thanks

Both are good. Stats is in faculty of sciences while econs is in social sciences, that's the difference. But Econs is more flexible and has so many elements of statistics.

Statistic is a lot more mathematical and quantitative while economic isn't that mathematical in the undergraduate level.


Statistics is just pertaining to the collection,analysis,interpretation and presentation of data.
It forms basis tool in business and manufacturing as well.


Economics is not just about business,it touches every part of life,looking at how people value products.

Well,economics is just more competitive and challenging than statistics.
Buh few people are graduated as a statistian which may make them more demanding in the nearest future.

Phartymah112: Statistic is a lot more mathematical and quantitative while economic isn't that mathematical in the undergraduate level.


Statistics is just pertaining to the collection,analysis,interpretation and presentation of data.
It forms basis tool in business and manufacturing as well.


Economics is not just about business,it touches every part of life,looking at how people value products.

Well,economics is just more competitive and challenging than statistics.
Buh few people are graduated as a statistian which may make them more demanding in the nearest future.

Very good explanation. This fellow has said it all in summary. That means if u're very good in mathematics u can go for statistics, but if u're an average maths person then economics is better for u.