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> I know that in my experience (having seen more than 100 PhDs graduate) almost everyone graduated (I know of one who didn't, and he ended up with a very good j
by maximus-decimus 5y ago
> I know that in my experience (having seen more than 100 PhDs graduate) almost everyone graduated (I know of one who didn't, and he ended up with a very good job anyway)
I know that's probably not what you meant, but saying 100% of PHD graduates graduated is the text book definition of survivorship bias. Obviously, if you look at a group made of only people who got a PHD, 100% will have a PHD.
I imagine you meant you knew 100 people who started a phd and not phd graduates?
- cycomanic 5y agoI see how this was ambiguous. You're correct I meantof the more than 100 PhD students (i.e. students who started) I saw, essentially all but one graduated.