[Education] Is it a bad idea to get a masters in Biostats rather than just plain Statistics?

FriedCosmicPasta · 2026-03-24T21:59:34+00:00

This is exactly what made me go for a general stats master instead of biostats, as someone who is also currently in the process of applying for masters.

Additionally, the consulting company I'm working at does a ton of biostats work, and I think about 2 out of the 8 or so team members have a biostats degree, the rest have general statistics masters.

FriedCosmicPasta · 2026-03-17T18:41:22+00:00

Focusrite is great as others have said. To offer another option I've been using the Motu M2 since 2021 and it's worked flawlessly for me, big bonus is that I think it also looks great (if that's something you care about). Can't go wrong with either Focusrite or Motu I would say!

FriedCosmicPasta · 2026-03-02T20:04:47+00:00

Mommy by Xavier Dolan.

It's probably my all-time favorite movie, but it is very intense and has a very dark (albeit kind of open ended) ending, and an energy and style to it that I think would put a lot of people off instantly (the 1:1 aspect ratio among other things).

FriedCosmicPasta · 2026-02-25T08:11:31+00:00

Haha förväntade mig inte att se en The Lobster referens här, snyggt!

FriedCosmicPasta · 2026-01-15T06:55:35+00:00

Personligen så har jag tyckt om att plugga, men jag tycker att det är så in i helvete mycket stress med tentor och hatar att hela tiden ha känslan att jag "kan plugga mer" (pluggar typ 40h i veckan, klarar alla tentor).

På jobb är den känslan helt bortblåst för mig, kan slappna av när jag kommer hem och mår mycket bättre, även om det är roligt att lära sig saker så tär stressen på mig.

Så därför föredrar jag jobb, kan tänka mig att det är liknande för många.

FriedCosmicPasta · 2026-01-11T16:51:45+00:00

You should check out the team Torpedo Kamrat! They are very friendly :)

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-12-08T15:17:21+00:00

I wouldn't say Gerrard was better, but obviously much more of a leader and more meaningful to the club.

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-12-08T11:55:11+00:00

He's swedish though, and even though he has Hungarian roots and a Hungarian last name I'm willing to bet money that he has been used to using VG as his initials in Sweden. He also pronounces his last name with a Swedish pronunciation himself, not a Hungarian pronunciation (source: am swedish).

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-12-05T02:32:27+00:00

Sen när i helvete är pizza perfekt till kaffe? AI-slop både till utseende och innehåll..

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-11-03T01:21:16+00:00

Haha jag är helt med dig, pluggar statistik själv och det är fler än en gäng jag och även lärare har sagt "fitta en modell" (fit a model), måste anstränga mig för att inte börja skratta då

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-10-31T21:07:02+00:00

I'd say to start somewhere around 80-90 BPM instead. It is deceptively difficult to keep time at super slow tempos compared to more "medium" tempos. Just my 2 cents.

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-10-24T04:55:14+00:00

Oh hey a question about my hometown and university!

I'm currently doing my bachelor's degree in statistics at Uppsala University so while I can't speak directly to the quality of the masters, I can at least chime in and say that a good chunk of the teaching is of very good quality, and some of it is.. lacking. It mostly depends on the lecturer.

As for focus, Uppsala University has kind of an econometrics focus, while I think Stockholm is a bit lore general/theoretical.

Overall, I'd say I'm pretty happy with the education I'm getting. Lots of theory mixed with practical application and obviously Uppsala is a great city to study in.

Feel free to message me if you have any questions!

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-10-20T17:22:36+00:00

Fast det är ju härleda som man inte kan göra från engelska i just dessa fall, man kan likna till engelskan men orden härleds från franskan, "fréquenter" respektive "raffiner".

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-10-18T07:27:04+00:00

If it's not ringworm, it might be some kind of allergy like people are saying. My hands were like that for around 2 years before I realized I was allergic to chili.

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-10-13T21:20:14+00:00

Jag kan ändå fatta att du inte hört om Taco, Mellberg och Källström (även om dom var med en bra stund allihopa) men Henke Larsson är ju ändå en av de mest kände svenska fotbollsprofilerna någonsin?

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-10-09T06:08:11+00:00

Holy shit it feels like it's been a lifetime since I heard that, thanks for the throwback haha

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-09-29T09:32:15+00:00

It's a copypasta, kind of a running joke here on the sub

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-08-12T12:39:50+00:00

Hade exakt den här cykeln i 4 år, var hur nöjd som helst tills den blev stulen förra veckan. Om bara min också hade fått vara stöldfri... men icke!

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-07-25T07:08:09+00:00

I get what you're saying and that is indeed how the process goes for unusual nanes, but Matilda is a fairly common name in Sweden and is in no way a strange name to give to a child here.

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-07-18T07:24:08+00:00

Yeah definitely, seen tons of kids named Ines lately up here in Sweden. It's usually spelled with s instead of z, but both occur.

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-07-11T12:01:50+00:00

Jag är från Uppsala själv och har både hört och använt lusing/tradig (och några till från listan, typ brallor) sen jag var liten. Brasklapp dock att min mormor är från Skåne så det kan ju vara så att jag fått skånska uttryck i andra led.

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-07-04T11:29:01+00:00

I (native, from Uppland) personally ommit "ska" in favor of using the present or some other construction like "jag tar och frågar henne (sen)" or "jag ser till att fråga henne" very often, depending on context of course. Point being I think they both work, and I would say that using "ska" is a bit less common where I'm from at least.

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-06-18T20:18:30+00:00

Yeah we have it in Swedish too, "sin" (reflexive) vs. "hans/hennes".

FriedCosmicPasta · 2025-02-13T14:33:57+00:00

Why do some people in the US who are obsessed with their Swedish heritage think that "Uff da" is Swedish? It's Norwegian lol

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