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More than half of adults in U.S. say they lack basic statistical understanding (www.psu.edu)
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[โ€“] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's exactly it. Statistics is a far simpler math than functions or calculus, yet it doesn't get taught until university.

If people understood statistics, they would understand that all political polling is vastly underpowered.

[โ€“] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 1 week ago

Statistics often involves functions and calculus