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No, a degree does not demonstrate that you ARE something - modulo defects and accidents, all humans are composed of the same parts. A degree asserts that you ha
by dotancohen 3y ago
No, a degree does not demonstrate that you ARE something - modulo defects and accidents, all humans are composed of the same parts. A degree asserts that you have demonstrated skills and knowledge of a particular subject, most often at the same institution that taught those skills and knowledge. No analogy needed.
- santiagobasulto 3y agoSo, if you find a doctor for example, in their 40s/50s, and you give them an experiment (with all the statistical parameters) and you ask them to test/reject the null hypothesis, you think they'll be able to do so? Degrees say "you ARE X", they, by extension, might INFER that you KNOW the Skills X, Y, Z that are part of the study plan. But that's not granted. Having a degree doesn't mean you have the skills. You might have forgotten, you might have cheated, etc. Thesting for the skill in particular is the only way.
- dotancohen 3y agoNo, I do not think that doctors are particularly good with statistics. Nor do I think that OOP analogies are a good way to describe what a degree is.
- santiagobasulto 3y agoIf doctors aren't good at statistics we're all doomed :) Their job is literally being a statistics human reference.