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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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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1359566/more-than-half-of-adults-in-u-s-say-they-lack-basic-statistical-understanding

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[–] 1 point 7 hours ago (2 children)

Stats is not just about p values. The math was developed to detect cheating in gambling. Anyone winning at a frequency beyond two standard deviations from the mean is cheating. Good cheaters know not to exceed that.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 hours ago (1 child)

    I'm pretty sure the field of statistics wasn't established by the gambling industry.

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  • [–] 1 point 27 minutes ago (1 child)

    Honestly, not sure what I just read 🤷‍♂️

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