4 ms·
That is probably true, but I think the goal of the certificate would be to become a data scientist.
by swGooF 14y ago
That is probably true, but I think the goal of the certificate would be to become a data scientist.
- brianobush 14y ago"scientist" usually implies a doctoral degree in some field.
- dudeguy999 14y agoThat's the old economy definition, anyway.
- arethuza 14y agoI've known quite a few people who had very responsible day-to-day jobs conducting scientific testing who didn't have PhDs. I'm not sure I would exclude them from the category of "scientists". Is science only science if it is aimed towards publishable research (which is clearly the academic view)?
- brianobush 14y agoScientists communicate and leave archive quality research by way of publications. Anyone can "do" science, but I think it is a bit unfair to arbitrarily level-up smart people to the same level as those that go through years of training? The lab techs that do scientific testing under the direction of a PI, they do science, right? Does that mean we need to relabel their badges to Scientist?
- arethuza 14y agoThat just sounds like a debate about status - which I appreciate is very important inside academia but far less so outside.
- ig1 14y agoI'm pretty sure it implies the use of the scientific method.