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Approaching deadline...
Oct. 12th, 2006 01:57 pmJust hit 11,000 words! Woot!
Yesterday was highly unproductive, as hours fiddling with stats on the cuttlebone section I'd skipped and saved for last led to no end of frustration. I think I know what stats I need; however, once I added the data for the juveniles to the adult data I'd already tested, my data set suddenly became both not normal and of unequal variance. Both log and square root transformations didn't help, so I'll have to either take out a few outliers somewhere or use nonparametric testing. And for that, I'll need a macro the stats department wrote, which means a trip to the library before my access runs out. Argh. I just want to finish that one section. It's pissing me off greatly.
Today, however, has been highly productive so far. I've been able to incorporate more of my literature review than I thought was going to be possible, which pleases me. Yes, I still have graphs and maps to add, some diagrams to draw, and my references and appendices to sort out, but that's just filler. I know what those are, I just have to organize them properly. And that could be done after I turn the draft in, if needed.
Anyway, I'll make it in time for my personal deadline of handing in the draft tomorrow. I have a meeting with my supervisor to talk about my work, which is nice but most annoying. The bastard emailed me on Wednesday saying he'd gotten the initial stuff I'd sent him and asking me to come by to discuss it. The annoying part? I sent that data over two weeks ago. He went on yet another holiday without telling anyone, after only just getting back from the US the week before. I even told him the Friday before that I'd be sending some stuff his way that Monday, but did he say anything about going away? No, of course not. He said great, lovely, good job. I like the guy, but right now I could strangle him. I had to get the news that he'd gone away from his daughter, as no one else seemed to know where he was. I'm sure he had email access, so even a short note saying he'd gotten my email would've been nice. Did he really expect me to sit on my hands for two weeks until he replied, doing nothing? I had to keep going on my own just hoping I was on the right track, and I truly hope he won't sit there tomorrow and say oh, you should have done this and this and oh, how about this as well?
Perhaps I should be grateful. If anything, this project has taught me that if one is going to get anything done in research, one just has to go and do it one's bloody self. I've done most everything by myself this summer and although I'll be expected to list my supervisor first in the acknowledgements, if I were going to be fair I'd list the PhD student I worked with and all the technicians first, as they helped me more than anyone else did.
I need more caffeine...
Yesterday was highly unproductive, as hours fiddling with stats on the cuttlebone section I'd skipped and saved for last led to no end of frustration. I think I know what stats I need; however, once I added the data for the juveniles to the adult data I'd already tested, my data set suddenly became both not normal and of unequal variance. Both log and square root transformations didn't help, so I'll have to either take out a few outliers somewhere or use nonparametric testing. And for that, I'll need a macro the stats department wrote, which means a trip to the library before my access runs out. Argh. I just want to finish that one section. It's pissing me off greatly.
Today, however, has been highly productive so far. I've been able to incorporate more of my literature review than I thought was going to be possible, which pleases me. Yes, I still have graphs and maps to add, some diagrams to draw, and my references and appendices to sort out, but that's just filler. I know what those are, I just have to organize them properly. And that could be done after I turn the draft in, if needed.
Anyway, I'll make it in time for my personal deadline of handing in the draft tomorrow. I have a meeting with my supervisor to talk about my work, which is nice but most annoying. The bastard emailed me on Wednesday saying he'd gotten the initial stuff I'd sent him and asking me to come by to discuss it. The annoying part? I sent that data over two weeks ago. He went on yet another holiday without telling anyone, after only just getting back from the US the week before. I even told him the Friday before that I'd be sending some stuff his way that Monday, but did he say anything about going away? No, of course not. He said great, lovely, good job. I like the guy, but right now I could strangle him. I had to get the news that he'd gone away from his daughter, as no one else seemed to know where he was. I'm sure he had email access, so even a short note saying he'd gotten my email would've been nice. Did he really expect me to sit on my hands for two weeks until he replied, doing nothing? I had to keep going on my own just hoping I was on the right track, and I truly hope he won't sit there tomorrow and say oh, you should have done this and this and oh, how about this as well?
Perhaps I should be grateful. If anything, this project has taught me that if one is going to get anything done in research, one just has to go and do it one's bloody self. I've done most everything by myself this summer and although I'll be expected to list my supervisor first in the acknowledgements, if I were going to be fair I'd list the PhD student I worked with and all the technicians first, as they helped me more than anyone else did.
I need more caffeine...
