We learned today that the statistics portion of the program is being removed in the future. This is a huge mistake. In CS, especially for research, we need more of this type of training not less. This is important because research is showing how truly weak our skills are:
http://blog.carnegielearning.com/blog/default.aspx?id=23
http://blogs.eweek.com/careers/content001/education/us_students_rank_lower_than_ever_in_science_and_math.html
This decision should be reconsidered.
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I agree completely. Any kind of experimental work is going to need at least some basic statistical analysis and if the work involves only a few runs (typical with human subjects) you are going to need a pretty good understanding of stats to get legitimate results.
Holy crap, removing statistics is a big mistake. If anything, I was hoping more statistics would be added and maybe even probability theory. Lots of very interesting and very useful stuff there particularly for research.
Kristal,
Congratulations on your graduation. I find that the information on statistics is very helpful.
thanks
Howard.
I agree. That's a really bad sign. I think this program needs more foundational course like statistics. Does anyone know the rationale for removing this course?
*grins* Hot off the press: next year's course offerings include Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis, Quantitative Methods and Qualitative Methods (three classes that assist with the analysis of doctoral research).
Your feedback, hard at work... *smiles*
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