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Data so absent that they have to draw an analogy to a different data set without any supporting evidence that such is valid. This is Nature not the daily Mail.
by harry8 9y ago
Data so absent that they have to draw an analogy to a different data set without any supporting evidence that such is valid. This is Nature not the daily Mail.
What is the statistic? How many PhD students have jobs in Academia 5 Years after being awarded? Surely they have /something/ that might be indicative they can publish that's better than footballers? Surely..?
- aqsalose 9y agoArticle cites one hard number: >Global figures are hard to come by, but only three or four in every hundred PhD students in the United Kingdom will land a permanent staff position at a university. It’s only a little better in the United States.
- harry8 9y agoBut I claim that number is really pi (or tau/2 if you must). Will you take theirs one rather than mine as an argument from authority? This is Nature, not the damn daily mail. Digital extraction required![1] [1] Vernacular expression "Pull your finger out!" Meaning to stop being lazy.[2] [2] Jokes you have to explain, suck.[2] [3] People who put footnotes on their jokes are terrible human beings.[4] [4] There is no [4][5] [5] citation needed