Timeline for Obtaining a PhD title in statistics without new theoretical results (i.e. theorems)?
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| Jan 1 at 2:21 | answer | added | civilstat | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 26, 2023 at 0:52 | vote | accept | tZEugp915x | ||
| Aug 25, 2023 at 14:56 | comment | added | principles-investigator | I got a Master's before starting my PhD, and I also did not have faith in my ability to prove hard results. I will forever be grateful to my advisor at the time, who made me go through the process of just reading textbooks and working out the proofs. Sometimes we'd do it together on the board, and sometimes I would do it independently. At some point I realised that I had stopped fearing and learned to just love the process of thinking about a proof. If you really want a PhD, perhaps you should explore something similar with your advisor. | |
| Aug 25, 2023 at 14:51 | comment | added | principles-investigator | You say that your background is not in statistics, but you are getting a PhD in it -- so, supposedly, your background will be in statistics. Do you not think that in itself merits the extra effort? Self doubt is a constant struggle during one's PhD but (I believe that) anything worth doing, is worth doing right. The right way here would be to build up to a place, through practice, from where you feel comfortable enough to take a chance on a proof. Sometimes they don't work out. That is just the reality of mathematics; but sometimes they do! | |
| Aug 25, 2023 at 13:43 | comment | added | tZEugp915x | I'm afraid explaining that point would only help pinpoint my country or particular university. However, I can assure you the information provided in the question is accurate. | |
| Aug 25, 2023 at 12:01 | answer | added | Christian Hennig | timeline score: 8 | |
| S Aug 25, 2023 at 7:11 | history | suggested | cconsta1 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 25, 2023 at 4:47 | comment | added | Nobody | "having to pay back tens of thousands of dollars that I received," I don't understand. Are you receiving scholarship or TA ? Would you please explain ? | |
| S Aug 24, 2023 at 23:45 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Aug 24, 2023 at 23:45 | history | asked | tZEugp915x | CC BY-SA 4.0 |