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Anecdotal evidence is useless. The truth is, to learn any information about the usefullness of a PhD you need a proper study following the life of a group of p
by aortega 12y ago
Anecdotal evidence is useless.
The truth is, to learn any information about the usefullness of a PhD you need a proper study following the life of a group of people with CS PhDs, and a control group without CS PhDs.
And then, what is "usefullness" anyway? net worth? happiness?
My theory is that, like most professions, you are born a PhD. If you are not one, then don't waste time getting it. You'll be miserable.
- nickm12 12y agoI don't think anecdotal evidence or non-controlled studies are useless, but they do have their limitations. In this case, though, the original article is laughably bad. To quote: "As a scientist, I had already been gathering data about that question. Each time I was rejected from a job, I asked the companies for reasons." From this "data" the conclusion was made that there exists some sort of "Ph.D.-industry gap".
- aortega 12y agoHeh. The conclusion should be "I have some sort of Ph.D.-industry gap"