09-13-2019, 06:42 PM
Three people applying for the same job @ Wells-Fargo Bank.
One is a mathematician, one a statistician, and one an accountant.
The interviewing committee first calls in the mathematician.
They say "we have only one question. What is 500 plus 500?"
The mathematician, without hesitation, says "1000".
Next the statistician comes in, they ask the same question.
The statistician ponders the question for a moment, and then answers "1000... I'm 95% confident."
The accountant enters the room, he is asked the same question: "what is 500 plus 500?"
Without thinking he replies, "what would you like it to be?"
You're hired!
One is a mathematician, one a statistician, and one an accountant.
The interviewing committee first calls in the mathematician.
They say "we have only one question. What is 500 plus 500?"
The mathematician, without hesitation, says "1000".
Next the statistician comes in, they ask the same question.
The statistician ponders the question for a moment, and then answers "1000... I'm 95% confident."
The accountant enters the room, he is asked the same question: "what is 500 plus 500?"
Without thinking he replies, "what would you like it to be?"
You're hired!