I agree with Jeremy , and all the others:
Our "informal style" is a plus in this community . As you might have noticed, also our emails in air-l do not show our titles in the majority of cases. Other lists might have a different style. Fine. I work on AoIR conferences since 2001 (current Treasurer etc.) and we have never used Dr. Prof. etc. on our badges either , a little tradition we have strongly mantained over time to reinforce the idea of openess of our community to anyone who is smart, and ready to to serious debate and cultural exchange - besides formalities . In the name of this openess we welcome your suggestion and leave it up to our community the decision of adopting or not your proposal (but do not expect too much of a change from us :-)
Monica
Il giorno 18/ago/09, alle ore 17:02, jeremy hunsinger ha scritto:
no. so long as the person is correct or i can learn from them. I know at least 2 people on this list that do not have doctorates in statistics or doctorates at all and can probably answer 99% of statistical software questions quicker, better, and with less fuss, because they work with this software every day have taken training in the software, have read more textbooks related to statistics, etc. Now if you have question on whether you need a specific test to verify for certain sampling errors in a snowball sample, you might want to talk to a statistical counselor.... as there are certainly questions that some people face and answer better than others. However, I could send you to statistics ph.d.'s who would just tell you to buzz off too, so... in the end... i'd recommend take knowledge where you can get it, with the grains of salt it comes with.
but i do think it is an interesting question. i just don't think, given my experiences, that credentials matter as much as demonstrable knowledge and while they may play a part in some cases, in the majority of cases I would not make that claim.
so no...
-jeremy
On Aug 18, 2009, at 10:00 AM, Dr. Rasha Abdulla wrote:
Don't you think it makes a difference if the person giving me advice on a statistical software package has a Ph.D. in statistics (even if jobless), is an undergraduate student who heard about it from a friend (and yes, that info could still be very valid), or a marketing staff member of the software producing company? Yes, I know I can Google the name, but what's the harm is signing off with a title or at least a full name (to be able to google it?)
Anyway, just a suggestion!
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