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> aggregated statistics (across all fields, all ranks, tenure-track/non-tenure-track, etc) are useless because of the variance Could you expound on that? How d
by klank 7y ago
> aggregated statistics (across all fields, all ranks, tenure-track/non-tenure-track, etc) are useless because of the variance
Could you expound on that? How does the variance in underlying data cause aggregated statistics to lose usefulness?
- jknz 7y agoSay you receive an offer for a specific position in a specific department and hope to negotiate a better salary. Aggregated data averaged across all fields, all universities and all ranks is not useful. However, the salaries of recent hires, for the same specific position, in the same field at comparable universities will give objective data (and possibly leverage) to negotiate your offer.