統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)是收集、描述、分析和研究經(jīng)濟(jì)數(shù)據(jù)的理論和方法。國際學(xué)術(shù)界稱為Statistics for Business and Economics。經(jīng)濟(jì)統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)是統(tǒng)計(jì)方法在經(jīng)濟(jì)領(lǐng)域中的應(yīng)用。本專業(yè)培養(yǎng)德才兼?zhèn)?、具有厚?shí)的統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)與經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)理論基礎(chǔ)和較強(qiáng)的統(tǒng)計(jì)分析能力，擅長于運(yùn)用統(tǒng)計(jì)方法進(jìn)行經(jīng)濟(jì)定量分析和解決經(jīng)濟(jì)問題，具有廣泛適用性的高素質(zhì)經(jīng)濟(jì)管理與統(tǒng)計(jì)分析人才。