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Who's smarter? Mathematicians or Statisticians
As careers, are they more similar or more different than people say.
I like poking through data sets and dislike the rigor of proof, but I'm turned off by all the normie applications of statistics, so I'm unsure what I should do.
It'd be great if the two fields merged but that is obviously unlikely as far as I can tell.
Thoughts?
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Just be a fucking normie and be and actuary.
aren't they the same thing?
you learn something every day huh
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>>8067420
That's a cute Lain. Can I save it?
>>8070722
Looks like they haven't learned yet.
>>8067420
Neither, just fucking do whichever one you enjoy more
>>8067420
>who's smarter?
Who fucking cares? Stop basing your career on what /sci/ respects and just do what you enjoy and are good at.
>not being cs+math double major master race
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>>8070718
Kek
>>8067420
everybody knows it is applied mathematicians who are the best
>>8073762
this
>>8073762
q.e.d
>>8071967
>not listing your majors in lexiographic order
Data Mining
Both are cute
>>8067420
Mathematicians are smarter, but statisticians are far more employable.
>using a label or job to define how smart you are
>not simply being the smartest person ever and advancing whatever field passively interests you at the time
#dumbpeoplestruggles
>>8067420
>Who's smarter? Mathematicians or Statisticians
Don't care; I'm not smart enough to be either. I'm just a wee ole engineer like everyone else, and wouldn't have it any other way.
>>8074302
Yeah right
>Get a math PhD
>Any job I want
>300k starting
>>8074313
that image is fake d00d stop posting it
>>8074365
>that image is fake d00d
Doesn't mean it isn't humorous d00d
>>8067420 Mathematicians know more.
Statisticians made better choices with their life.
>>8073762
Data scientist = stats + cs = best job
>>8067420
At the research level statistics is just analysis. I don't think people understand that statistics really is a part of mathematics. Actuarial math and the more applied end of stats tends to be garbage in the eyes of pure math people.
>>8067420
If you think statistics doesn't involve rigorous proofs you're in for a big surprise.