Making Sense of the Numbers: Statistics for Food Scientists
December 09, 2025 11:00-16:00

Sponsored By
Rutgers, NJAES, Office of Continuing Professional Education

Registration Fee: $595 per person
Early Bird Discount Fee: $525 per person (expires November 25, 2025) Registration closes: December 8, 2025
https://cpe.rutgers.edu/food-science-safety/statistics-for-food-scientists

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Amy Smith
848-932-7764
732-932-1187
ys1048@njaes.rutgers.edu

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Public Health CE#22526: 9.00 hour(s)

In the food business, there is the product development cycle no one ever wants to ride: poorly conceived experiments which produce bad data that leads to wrong conclusions and, finally, to market failure. That is why all product developers -- from chemists to QA specialists -- should understand how insightful and intelligent data is produced.

Statistical methods are important tools employed in both food science and sensory/consumer science applications, and the Statistics for Food Scientists course includes topics that cover applications in both of these areas.

This one-day intensive refresher course is led by Frank Rossi, one of the food industry`s most experienced statistical specialists and an expert in the delicate art and science of mixing food and numbers.

Through a case-based approach, he and his colleague Viktor Mirtchev will refresh your knowledge of fundamental statistical concepts and help you gain a better understanding of the common applications of statistics in food science.

Featured Topics include:

Descriptive Statistics and Graphical Interpretation
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Regression
Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility
Sampling
Statistical Design of Experiments (DOE)

Frank Rossi
Viktor Mirtchev

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