{"id":1741,"date":"2023-03-15T14:51:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T21:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/sciencecoop\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2024-03-01T08:58:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T16:58:10","slug":"datasci-math-stat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/sciencecoop\/datasci-math-stat\/","title":{"rendered":"Data science, math and statistics co-op"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;<br \/>\nCommon types of co-op work&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; 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