Thursday, January 5, 2006
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Nowadays this question is asked frequently. A lot of guys in their 30s realize that they are the oldest guys in their groups. 20+ guys don't see wise sages around. What is going on? It was debated on /. without any productive outcome (as usual).
Let's take a look at the problem using available statistics. One nice source of data is the National Center for Educational Statistics. I made a chart using Table 280. "Earned degrees in computer and information sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 to 2002-03":
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