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  • If you’re good at math and good at explaining math, then statistics/analytics is a good way to go. You’ll probably need a degree though.

    Pharma/medical device companies, especially in new development need people to run the numbers from their experiments and then communicate to the higher ups and the business people “what do those numbers mean?”

    Consulting for new drug development can be stressful, but it’s interesting as you’re constantly learning about new treatments and therapies.

    Any stats/analytics field should be similar. All of the business grads know that numbers and data are important, but they need someone to interpret them and explain to them what they are seeing.





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    Basically, if a percentage goes up 10 percentage points, it is just an addition. “His approval rating jumped 10 percentage points from 24% to 34%.” There are 10 percentage points between those numbers.

    If a value increased by 10%, it went up by 10% of its previous value. “The price of eggs increased by 10% from $9.00 to $9.90” the original value gets multiplied by 1.1

    They aren’t talking about percentages in the original tweet, so this doesn’t really apply, but I think this vagueness confuses people so I prefer to be more specific than just “up 10%”



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    It’s also caused by vague wording. “Up 10%” can mean both: “up by 10 percentage points” and “a 10 percent increase”

    I know that I’d only ever use it to mean “a ten percent increase” but colloquially, it can mean either. In a work email, I would make sure to specify which I mean.


  • I mostly agree with you, however, I think it’s still good to point out to people that resources and help do exist and that there is no shame in using them. I know plenty of people who qualify for food stamps (or have in the past) and refuse to get them due to stigma. I’ve heard people with no food say they can’t go to a food bank because “that food is for people who are worse off than me” even though they are skipping meals and starving.

    Directly pointing out “if you need help and help exists, use it” is important and helps destigmatize those options imo




  • I mean, simple file should already be a thing, and the IRS would prefer it be easier for everyone to file. But h&r block and turbotax have lobbied heavily against it because they’d lose money with easier filing. One way to make things more streamlined and efficient would be to get rid of middle men and focus on making internal systems better.

    But this administration wants the internal systems to be broken and needlessly complex so that they can outsource it to their preferred middle men so that they all make a lot more money.










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