Importent of statistic in computer science?

Answer 1

Statistics is defined as the science of collecting, organizing, and interpreting numerical facts, which we call data. It is very important for a student of computer sciences. As Computer sciences also deals with organization and interpretation of numerical facts. In fact most of the principles of computer sciences are based on concepts of statistics.

Answer 2

Today, most statisticians have to be decent programmers because most of the time, it's virtually impossible to calculate most data sets by hand. Generally the data sets we work with are quite large, or the tests we run use complicated and time-consuming mathematical functions.

For example, imagine how much time it would take to calculate the mean price of a house in the United States by hand. Then imagine checking it for arithmetic mistakes (it happens to the best of us).

This is where many of us use computer software like SAS or R, but calculating statistical functions in Java or C++ isn't unheard of. If your programming is good, all you have to do is program the function(s) you want to use, enter your data set, and let the computer find the answer in seconds.