The Institute of Statistics of the University of Neuchâtel provides bachelor and graduate courses included in the university program in management, social sciences, economy, labour psychology, informatics and mathematics. The Institute of Statistics additionally guarantees a master program in statistics. The research interests of the institute mainly concern sampling, estimation in finite populations, non-parametric and semi-parametric methods, multivariate statistics, robust methods, PLS regression. The Institute of Statistics develops a constant and productive collaboration with the Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Public as well as private enterprises entrust our Institute with several tasks