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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds depressing. I was an art major and made $80k right after graduation.  That was in 2002s dollars[/quote]
You don't understand statistics, but then, you're an art major.[/quote]

I'm work in statistics and I think PP does understand: you can't predict a single outcome from averages across such a broad category--especially one that does zero modeling of predictive factors and ignores important variabilities across institutions and important factors across time periods (e.g., what is the lifetime ROI).   A better way to draw insight is that for any given person the profession that they are most likely to earn well in is the one where their skills and interests are the highest and that overlaps with an area that society is willing to pay.  That is where an individual is likely to find their highest salary in an evolving career that will sustain over their lifetime.  Much more sensible to introspect on that on some dumb averages about salary at 5 years that strips away all the predictive factors that will shape your individual outcome.[/quote]
If you are really in stats, then you should understand what median income and this list means.[/quote]

I know what it means, I'm just arguing it doesn't matter all that much.[/quote]

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