I agree completely. Being competent in analysis and statistics and understanding confidence & testing (the way of thinking more than the actual procedures / tes

I agree completely. Being competent in analysis and statistics and understanding confidence & testing (the way of thinking more than the actual procedures / tests) will be of immense value across the board. It's the same reason someone with a phd (from a good program) can succeed in non-native fields. Such general skills and soft skills have applications beyond a single field.