VGChartz vs. NexGen Wars

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twesterm said:

rasone77 said:
I'm majoring in physics and engineering. Statistics are not that difficult to produce. in fact many of the formulas in higher physics involve statistical caluculations to determine the likelyhood that an event on the sub-atomic or macro levels will occur.

Applied physisists are completely different than Theoretical. Theoretical Physasists deal sole with predictions and statistics to recreate or produce phenomena mathmatically. Therefore, they would be more than qualified to analyize sales data, however, the likelyhood that they have less important things to theorize about is very unlikely.

Have you taken a stat class? I'm guessing no since they generally aren't required for engineering majors unless you're taking it just to get out of something equally boring (forgot the class I weaseled out of to take a stat class). The math in stat may be incredibly simple but the things you do in stat class and physics are completely different. Any physics major should be able to do anything in any stat class with ease, that's not the case though, the thing is they are just completely different methods and slightly different ways of thinking and looking at things.

most physicists, even at the undergrad level, knows some statistics, even if they haven't taken a course in statistics, "statistical mechanics" is likely mandatory for all physics majors.  and mathematical physics classes do cover some statistics.  and, i don't see how the math in stat is "incredibly" simple.

MBA's have horrible reputations.  anybody who throws around a degree is bad enough, anybody who throws around an MBA degree is downright hilarious.  i don't even see MBA as something to be proud of; it's merely something you can get a great job with.