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O*NET detailed work activityApply mathematical principles or statistical approaches to solve problems in scientific or applied fields
AI-assistCrunch the numbers
9 jobs12 tasks
AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.
Part of Analyze scientific or applied data using mathematical principles, under the O*NET work activity group Analyzing Data or Information. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 11 AI-assist, 1 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Perform complex calculations as part of the analysis and evaluation of data, using computers.
- Compile laboratory test data and perform appropriate analyses.
- Adapt statistical methods to solve specific problems in many fields, such as economics, biology, and engineering.
- Compare models using statistical performance metrics, such as loss functions or proportion of explained variance.
- Define data requirements, and gather and validate information, applying judgment and statistical tests.
- Apply mathematical theories and techniques to the solution of practical problems in business, engineering, the sciences, or other fields.
- Apply research or simulation results to extend biological theory or recommend new research projects.
- Propose solutions in engineering, the sciences, and other fields using mathematical theories and techniques.
- Develop or use mathematical models to track changes in biological phenomena, such as the spread of infectious diseases.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Break systems into their components, assign numerical values to each component, and examine the mathematical relationships between them.
- Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
- Calculate orbits and determine sizes, shapes, brightness, and motions of different celestial bodies.