1. Panel on Communicating Statistical Concepts and Results
CAPT David M. Ruth, USN
Associate Professor, Mathematics Department, USNA

2. USNA Mission
“To develop Midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to graduate leaders who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for future development in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.”

3. About USNA Located in Annapolis, MD
As the undergraduate college of our country's naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers and leaders of sailors and Marines.

4. About USNA
Naval Academy students are midshipmen on active duty in the U.S. Navy and attend the Academy for four years.
They graduate with bachelor of science degrees and commissions as ensigns in the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps. Naval Academy graduates serve at least five years in the Navy or Marine Corps.

5. USNA Majors A roughly equal number of students major in each division.
Division of Engineering & Weapons
Aerospace Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
General Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Systems Engineering
Division of Mathematics & Science
Chemistry
Computer Science
Cyber Operations
General Science
Information Technology
Mathematics
Mathematics with Economics
Oceanography
Operations Research
Physics
Division of Humanities & Social Sciences
Arabic
Chinese
English
History
Political Science
Quantitative Economics
A roughly equal number of students major in each division.
≥ 65% of those commissioned into the Navy must be STEM majors.

6. USNA Core Learning Outcomes
Reason morally and ethically
Communicate effectively
Understand American heritage
Apply principles of naval science and the profession of arms
Interpret past and current world events
Solve technical problems
Critically reason
Demonstrate intellectual curiosity
 USNA Institutional Assessment Report (2018)

7. USNA Core Learning Outcomes
Reason morally and ethically
Communicate effectively
Understand American heritage
Apply principles of naval science and the profession of arms
Interpret past and current world events
Solve technical problems
Critically reason
Demonstrate intellectual curiosity
 USNA Institutional Assessment Report (2018)

8. US Navy ESRs for Operations Analysis
“The graduate will…
“…have the ability to use computers as a tool to aid in analysis.”
“…be well-versed in applications of probability, statistics, and data analysis to support the modeling and analysis of a broad range of military decision problems.”
“…be able to formulate and solve a wide variety of optimization problems and be conversant with the major uses of such models...”
 US Navy Educational Skills Requirements

9. US Navy ESRs for Operations Analysis
“The graduate will…
“…be able to formulate stochastic models, calculate measures of performance for them, and be familiar with the major applications of such models.”
“… be able to employ simulation methods to model situations of interest…, be able to formulate, implement, explore, and analyze simulations, and make informed recommendations.”
[additional graduate-level ESR for Systems Analysis]
[additional graduate-level ESR for Analysis of Military Ops]
[additional graduate-level ESR for Practice]
 US Navy Educational Skills Requirements

10. USNA OR Graduate Capabilities
“USNA graduates in Operations Research are able to…
“…call on the tools of operations research. These tools include mathematical programming, probability theory, statistics, stochastic processes, and simulation.”
“… formulate operations research problems and identify methodologies.”
“…conduct appropriate analysis of a problem by constructing and processing a mathematical model or by collecting and statistically analyzing data.”
“…evaluate the choice of operations research methods and the quality of decisions made by others.”
“…communicate effectively in plain English and with technical precision, in both written and oral presentations.”
 USNA Mathematics Department Assessment Report AY2018

11. Required Courses with Prob/Stats Exposure
Title
Required for:
Pct.
SM219
Introductory Statistics
SCH (hum. option)
3% (33%)
SM230
Probability with Naval Applications
SGS (hum. option)
1% (33%)
SM239
Probability and Statistics I
SMA/P, SME, SMO
11%
SM339
Applied Statistics I
SME, SMO
SA402
Dynamic and Stochastic Models
SMO
SE331
Economic Statistics
FQE
12%
SE445
Econometrics
SM242
Discrete Math & Probability
SCS, SIT, SCY
SO264
Statistics for the Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences
SOC 3%
SO416
Waves and Tides
EN330
Probability and Statistics with Ocean Applications
ENM, EOE 6%
FP220
Political Science Methods
FPS
SM316
Engineering Math with Probability and Statistics
ESE 7%
EM375
Mechanical Engineering Experimentation
EME
EE353
Probability, Statistics, and Linear Algebra for Electrical and Computer Engineering
EEE/ECE 2%
Virtually every student gets some probability or statistics exposure.

12. Majors with Highest Prob/Stats Exposure
Operations Research (5%)
Probability and Statistics I
Applied Statistics I
Dynamic and Stochastic Models
Electives
Capstone
Mathematics with Economics (3%)
Probability and Statistics I
Applied Statistics I
Econometrics
Electives
Capstone
Quantitative Economics (12%)
Probability with Naval Applications
Economic Statistics
Econometrics
Electives
Capstone

13. Elective Courses in Mathematics
~5% of our graduates will take one or more of:
Experimental Design
Nonparametric Statistics
Biostatistics
Applied Bayesian Analysis
Applied Multivariate Analysis

14. Food for thought…
What important elements are missing from existing requirements?
Are critical quantitative skills for decision-makers being adequately developed in non-quantitative majors?
Where does the emergence/explosion of “data science” fit into this discussion?

15. Panel on Communicating Statistical Concepts and Results
CAPT David M. Ruth, USN
Associate Professor, Mathematics Department, USNA

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