[EMAIL PROTECTED] (think) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > Hello, > > I've a Masters in Transportation. Though I had interest in Stats, I > never had the opportunity to fully explore the field during my Masters > due to my commitments in the field of Transportation at the > university. I took up a job in Transportation immediately after > completing my Masters. Now-a-days I find the re-born interest in the > area and would like to pursue a Masters in Stats. I would like to know > how wise my decision is, taking in consideration the opporunity costs > (giving up my present job and pursuing the Masters). I would also like > to know how tough it is to pursue Masters in Stats for a student with > limited exposure to the field. > > Any advice/input on this matter is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks a lot! > br
Your opp. costs are minimal. Many schools offer support for Masters - full tuition + modest stipend (like my alma mater Ohio State). I don't know what your job and salary entails, but a Grad. degree in Statistics is basically bullet-proof. It is virtually impossible to not to find a job. I think it's also great that you'll have working experience - it givse you a better perspective than straight-from-undergrad-classmates. Of course, the more math you know, the better. For a masters, you should be comfortable with analysis, linear algebra, and discrete math (at a senior level). On the job, you most probably won't be calculating limits, transposing matrices and so forth, but understanding the theory gives you the foundation to be a good statistician (or transportation analyst?), not just a statistical software robot. Just my perspective. HTH, Iyue ----------------------- . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
