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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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[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The median adult living in the median home, with the median income, doesn’t know what it means to be the median.

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

He just needs some common sense