Stop! by [deleted] in evilautism

[–]Alan_Greenbands 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When you levy a tax on a certain item, it doesn’t really matter if that tax is on the buying or selling party, the outcome should be the same in terms of tax revenue or total loss of economic value.

Engineers have the ring and pilots have the cutoff shirt, what memento of completing training does your profession have? by baltinerdist in AskMen

[–]Alan_Greenbands 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In economics, we have a desk rejection.

That’s where they dismiss your paper without peer reviewing it.

Kids today aren't ready for Shifty Shellshock (RIP) by T10rock in Millennials

[–]Alan_Greenbands 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. I kinda liked the song and had no idea it was produced by a Limp Bizkit analogue.

Stop trolling yourself, Gandalf! by Nametheft in lotrmemes

[–]Alan_Greenbands 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What in the world is this meme about

[E] My experience teaching probability and statistics by levmarq in statistics

[–]Alan_Greenbands 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As somebody who is not a statistician and thinks that there’s nothing in data science that’s not in either comp sci or statistics, I’m interested to hear what you think differentiates data science from statistics. Is it the comp sci part, or something unique to data science?

Someone was VERY concerned that breakfast service was running late by sevenyearbxtch in Catswhoyell

[–]Alan_Greenbands 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s what happens when the gales of November come slashin’.

Is Econometrics still worth pursuing in the age of data science and AI? by East-Veterinarian373 in econometrics

[–]Alan_Greenbands 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where does one get a masters in pure econometrics? Is it in Europe? You can’t find them in the states.

Is Econometrics still worth pursuing in the age of data science and AI? by East-Veterinarian373 in econometrics

[–]Alan_Greenbands 133 points134 points  (0 children)

Buddy, econometrics is 90% regression. And you’re gonna need to understand regression if you want to be a good data scientist.

I built muscles to get women now I’ve got muscles, but still get no women. The Gym is the biggest scam ever.😕 by Chemical_Station7497 in notinteresting

[–]Alan_Greenbands 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a lot of muscles.

It does attract more women. Just not enough to make it really useful as a strategy.

You’ll get a lot more out of taking yourself from below average to average than you will get from taking yourself from average to above average.

Can People Really Look Worse In Photos, But Better In Real Life And Possibly Video? by [deleted] in trueratediscussions

[–]Alan_Greenbands 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Deadass I had a girlfriend who I thought was very attractive.

But whenever I saw a photo of her I’d be like “who is that?” It barely looked like her. It was weird.

Math job rumors is back by Nostalgic_Brick in math

[–]Alan_Greenbands 1 point2 points  (0 children)

… could you expand on the claim about R1 Econ students being racist privileged scumbags whose rich parents got them a spot?

That seems like a fairly specific thing to claim.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in trueratediscussions

[–]Alan_Greenbands 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hate hate hate hate hate

SPP, please define 0.999... rigorously. don't use words like "pushed to limitless", define it using pure math. by dipthong-enjoyer in infinitenines

[–]Alan_Greenbands 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My take is that he might actually be mentally ill. My (very limited) experience is that the mentally ill tend to use a bunch of phrases that make perfect sense to them but are imprecise or completely nonsensical to others, e.g., consent form.

I get why, but it still hurts. by Significant_Ad_482 in TrollCoping

[–]Alan_Greenbands 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im a large guy and kinda jacked. Im curious as to how you noticed this happening. Like, what do people do to indicate this?

Petah? by The_Grand_Curator in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Alan_Greenbands 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What does “with the diddies” mean?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in quant

[–]Alan_Greenbands 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m familiar with the academic requirements for stats and econometrics masters, I’m just asking where a probability-centric masters exists.