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The folks over at econphd.net compiled average applicant GRE scores (from 2002 data) for 28 fields of PhD study.
I've sorted them below by rank of mean overall score:
If the overall GRE score is a measure of the "quality" of the students in a field, then the bolded ranks in the last column indicate fields with above-average quality applicants.
There's a good article in the New York Times on why statisticians (and lots of other folks) are increasingly using the R software package for their data analysis, prototyping, and algorithm development needs:
“The great beauty of R is that you can modify it to do all sorts of things,” said Hal Varian, chief economist at Google. “And you have a lot of prepackaged stuff that’s already available, so you’re standing on the shoulders of giants.”
In these tough economic times, it is gratifying to know that the state of Virginia fairs quite well at providing universities and colleges that give you the best education for your dollar values.
In the latest list of 100 "Best Value" Colleges for 2009 by The Princeton Review, the state of Virginia has seven colleges and universities that provide the best education value in the nation. In fact, the University of Virginia is the number one best value for a public university.
The Virginia colleges and universities making the list:
A survey of 200 different jobs according to the criteria of stress, work environment, physical demands, income, and outlook results in a rather interesting ranking.
The top five jobs are:
Note that the top three jobs directly use statistics and data analysis! Interesting to know, especially in a down economy.
And for symmetry, the bottom five jobs are:
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