StatlyDude Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I wonder if those who completed their PH.D's in Stat like their work. People often fall into accounting, engineering, law, etc. because they can't figure out what else to do, and they become disillusioned with their work. Perhaps some people go into stat grad schools because they don't know what else to do with their math background, etc. So how's the life after the grad school, is it similar to what you imagined it would be like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley1 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Really, you think people go to grad school for stats because they are indecisive about what to do?? ?maybe so, that isnt the case with me.... With a good math background you could always go the actuarial rote, I want to do statistics(biostatistics) because I really enjoy it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrynnaDoStat Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 There are tons of jobs for statisticians. I don't think there are many Stat PhD who end up doing engineering or finance work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeeintotheorems Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 With a good math background you could always go the actuarial rote Yes, but this is another example of a field that is rarely intellectually satisfying, where people are frequently "disillusioned with their work" per OP's concern. It's easy to find people who have tried out actuarial work, because it's a field that's so easy to break into; it's much harder to get detailed data (no pun intended) on professional statisticians with PhDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d21e7x11 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 How true, Ludwik! It is also often the case that the analysis of a real problem sparks theoretical development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanyuye Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 So for those of you in Biostatistics, what made you become a Biostatistician or is it a formidable transition for a graduate of just Statistics to go into Biostatistics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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