Unreasonable exposure?
It's going to be a nail-biter, people.
On Tuesday I began my latest odyssey as a graduate student: Advanced Social Statistics. Yes, that's right! Time to start the betting pool - how long will Sarah go before the meltdown this time? Week 2? Week 7? All the way to 15? We'll see.
I've heard glowing reports about the prof and was impressed that I pretty much understood everything he was saying on Tuesday. Of course, he was only reviewing bivariate regression so it would be a really bad sign if I were lost already. He did say, however, that the course covers what is probably an "ureasonable" amount of material, but that he feels this is necessary to "expose" us to the methods we will need to know about. I'm down with this on the conceptual level, but we'll see just how unreasonable reality gets...
He also said some very blessed words, to which I will cling for the remainder of the semester: "we'll let the software do the work for us" when it comes to calculations. Hallelujah! STATA, here I come!!!
Comments
Again, top 10 reasons why I will never pursue a PhD. Biostatistics, how do I hate thee, let me count the ways.
Posted by: Janelle Jacobson | January 18, 2007 05:51 PM
I know what you mean, Jan, but I've been well-advised to equip myself to be a well-rounded researcher. Most recently, I was lectured by an uber-medical researcher friend in your state of residence! He told me several times to make sure I know my methods! Of course, he also encouraged me to consider medical sociology which I have absolutely no intention of pursuing...
Posted by: self | January 20, 2007 03:56 PM