Timeline for Things to consider about masters programs in statistics
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| Aug 1, 2014 at 21:37 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by whuber♦ | ||
| Jun 19, 2014 at 20:06 | comment | added | Scortchi♦ | @Gues: I don't think you'd be likely to pick it up on the job. Which isn't to say there aren't plenty of people who through some combination of self-study, part-time or correspondence courses concurrently with work get to the same level (& by that time don't have to worry so much about Points 2 & 3). Also some basic statistics can still be another string to the bow of those who decide to go off in some other direction. | |
| May 8, 2014 at 16:35 | comment | added | user45219 | @cardinal Is it possible to start small, like earn a certificate (e.g., here) and afterward learn as you go while in the industry? Is that a realistic approach? | |
| Apr 4, 2012 at 14:06 | comment | added | cardinal | Thank you, all, for the very kind remarks. It's nice to see that some readers have found it useful. To be honest, at first, I was a little hesitant about posting it at all. | |
| Apr 4, 2012 at 14:03 | comment | added | cardinal | @AttemptedStudent: Here are a couple of questions that are broadly related to my answer that you might like to look through: Essential data checking tests and Statistics education for a math PhD. | |
| Apr 4, 2012 at 14:03 | comment | added | mpiktas | +1, nice answer. I liked points 3-5. Observation on data manipulation is spot on. | |
| Apr 4, 2012 at 14:01 | comment | added | cardinal | @AttemptedStudent: Traditionally, I think most graduate students (PhD, in particular) in statistics have undergraduate math backgrounds and have had little contact with actual applied problems that require statistical concepts and thinking. That may be part of the reason learning a cognate area ended up so high on my list. But, as I mentioned in the body, the ordering is a bit rough. :) | |
| Apr 2, 2012 at 21:55 | comment | added | chl | (+1) Very nice response. I particularly liked Point 3. | |
| Apr 2, 2012 at 20:51 | comment | added | AttemptedStudent | I know this is a very individual decision. However, your thoughtful reply helps a lot. It is particularly interesting to see how highly you ranked learning a cognate area. Some programs allow me to take courses in other departments. I'm now starting to think that breadth is a particularly valuable characteristic of the program. | |
| Apr 2, 2012 at 20:31 | comment | added | whuber♦ | +1. Sometimes, as here, a good answer makes a question worth keeping. | |
| Apr 2, 2012 at 20:06 | history | answered | cardinal | CC BY-SA 3.0 |