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Pretending to be a scientist without doing the academic work means you are essentially a trade worker. Autodidact? Fine, but you better have put yourself throug
by MrMan 12y ago
Pretending to be a scientist without doing the academic work means you are essentially a trade worker. Autodidact? Fine, but you better have put yourself through the equivalent of at least a masters or phd in statistics along the way.
We need vocational education to let semiskilled workers use statistical modeling tools in an informed way, but why do we then call them "scientists"? They are technicians.
- rch 12y agoIn the US it's perfectly alright to call yourself an engineer or scientist. You're welcome in professional organizations like IEEE and ACM, you may submit articles for journal publication, and attend our even present at conferences. As long as you don't try to fashion your own PE or PhD out of nothing all the rest is fine.