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Statistician urges others to pursue similar career

BECOMING a statistician was never something Amanda Lee had planned on doing.In fact, when the 27-year-old started The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, her career goal was to become an economist.'I did economics in sixth form, which I really enjoyed. Statistics, I kind of picked up along the way,' the St Hugh's High School for Girls past student told JIS News.

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