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Having degrees in irrelevant fields is... irrelevant.

nix23 6y ago
Ahh that's why mathematicians have no clue of Astrophysics and vice versa? And making your Doctor with emphasis on data science, has nothing todo with understanding simple data like covid-cases right? BTW Earth science has probably more todo with data than anything else.
- prepend 6y ago
  It’s not that mathematicians have no clue of astrophysics, but that they aren’t working in that area and understanding the field enough to contravene decisions made by astrophysicists. There’s a rationale around what is, and is not, included in case definitions and included in dashboards. It’s likely that these decisions are made by epidemiologists with not only specific training, but also access to much more data than the person who builds the dashboards. Making a decision to include data in a visualization without understanding why is not a good idea because it’s common that people think they know what numbers mean, but only because they have limited visibility. Having a degree in data science doesn’t mean that I’m a data scientist. If I’m hired in a web dev role, then I hope my input is received well and considered by epidemiologists in charge. And I hope they’d be able to spend time explaining the rationale behind their decisions. This seems like a similar analogy where the build engineer decides to change the git repo because they know better than the dev team. Then someone reading the article says “well they have a PhD in computer science so they should know what they’re doing, it’s simple.”
DaniloDias 6y ago
Since appeal to authority is the only hotness nowadays, you can anticipate 2bn downvotes.
tedd4u 6y ago
A rabid credential-ist might point out Isaac Newton never got a Physics degree. Credentialism: belief in or reliance on academic or other formal qualifications as the best measure of a person's intelligence or ability to do a particular job
- beervirus 6y ago
  I’m not complaining that she lacks credentials. Someone else brought up irrelevant credentials to try to bolster her image. I’m complaining about that.
  - nix23 6y ago
    You mean that irrelevant point: >making your Doctor with emphasis on data science, has nothing todo with understanding simple data like covid-cases right?

Ahh that's why mathematicians have no clue of Astrophysics and vice versa? And making your Doctor with emphasis on data science, has nothing todo with understanding simple data like covid-cases right? BTW Earth science has probably more todo with data than anything else.

prepend 6y ago
It’s not that mathematicians have no clue of astrophysics, but that they aren’t working in that area and understanding the field enough to contravene decisions made by astrophysicists. There’s a rationale around what is, and is not, included in case definitions and included in dashboards. It’s likely that these decisions are made by epidemiologists with not only specific training, but also access to much more data than the person who builds the dashboards. Making a decision to include data in a visualization without understanding why is not a good idea because it’s common that people think they know what numbers mean, but only because they have limited visibility. Having a degree in data science doesn’t mean that I’m a data scientist. If I’m hired in a web dev role, then I hope my input is received well and considered by epidemiologists in charge. And I hope they’d be able to spend time explaining the rationale behind their decisions. This seems like a similar analogy where the build engineer decides to change the git repo because they know better than the dev team. Then someone reading the article says “well they have a PhD in computer science so they should know what they’re doing, it’s simple.”

DaniloDias 6y ago

Since appeal to authority is the only hotness nowadays, you can anticipate 2bn downvotes.

tedd4u 6y ago

A rabid credential-ist might point out Isaac Newton never got a Physics degree. Credentialism: belief in or reliance on academic or other formal qualifications as the best measure of a person's intelligence or ability to do a particular job

beervirus 6y ago
I’m not complaining that she lacks credentials. Someone else brought up irrelevant credentials to try to bolster her image. I’m complaining about that.
- nix23 6y ago
  You mean that irrelevant point: >making your Doctor with emphasis on data science, has nothing todo with understanding simple data like covid-cases right?