tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post5290939143027493992..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): If only there were a major university in the Detroit areaJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-24558706533358104172011-03-10T10:13:00.525-05:002011-03-10T10:13:00.525-05:00I'm a U of M '07 alum. Most of my friends...I'm a U of M '07 alum. Most of my friends from Michigan are now either working for the University, or have moved out of state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-27185435367410601642011-03-10T09:12:21.381-05:002011-03-10T09:12:21.381-05:00Just to clarify, while I am professor, Mark is a s...Just to clarify, while I am professor, Mark is a statistical consultant. Two bloggers, one blog. <br /><br />The University of Michigan is routinely ranked in the top 25 Universities in the world and is nearly identical in ranking to the University of Washington. That makes the argument especially silly.<br /><br />But Wayne State University is a fine institution with some really strong programs. It further illustrates that a lack of strong universities (the the resulting skills) are not a plausible explanation for why Seattle and Detroit have had differential levels of growth.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-71639564960876389772011-03-10T06:51:29.742-05:002011-03-10T06:51:29.742-05:00As you're a professor, I'm rather astonish...As you're a professor, I'm rather astonished you've never heard of Wayne State University. It's located in downtown Detroit. 27,000 students, law school, medical school, engineering, etc. http://wayne.edu/academics/programs.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com