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Statement of Interest I am applying for the M.S in Business Analytics hoping to pursue a career in quantitative research in the US or China, or as an equity fund manager in emerging Asian equity trading markets. With this opportunity, I could develop my quantitative trading strategy. I also have a particular interest in how big data affects business’ competitive advantage in increasingly data-centric business models. Currently, I am improving my skills in quantitative portfolio management and risk control technologies. During my academic career, I have participated in research activities majorly involving financial and market analyses. In the process, I recognized opportunities for improving my skills, and believe that the core courses offered in the master’s program would add value to my bachelor’s degree in International Business Economics. Firstly, Managerial Statistics will instill an understanding of the basic concepts of probability that are invaluable for analyzing business data. While Business Analytics trains digital modeling and structuring of data for executive decision-making, Statistical Computing and Data Visualization will enhance skills in data cleaning, data reshaping and visualization for more professional presentations of business data. As an analyst interning at Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), I acquired essential analytical skills while performing data collection and research. I believe they firmly position me to learn more advanced concepts in the master’s program. Indeed, while pursuing a Bachelor of Science in International Business Economics, I learned programming skills in VBA, STATA statistical language. I applied these skills
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