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beep@piefed.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

More than half of adults in U.S. say they lack basic statistical understanding

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More than half of adults in U.S. say they lack basic statistical understanding

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beep@piefed.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago
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More than half of adults in U.S. say they lack basic statistical understanding | Penn State University
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Many people in the U.S. believe that their statistical knowledge is limited, but they would rely on statistics for decision-making more if they understood statistics better, according to a new study led by a Penn State researcher.

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

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      Honestly, not sure what I just read 🤷‍♂️

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        They’re not wrong in that casinos use statistical analysis to detect card counters, but I’m relatively confident they didn’t invent it.

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          They didn’t, and as others have suggested, how to come up with p value can differ depending on the experiment.

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            I was more hedging against someone popping up with “Actually, in ancient Mesopotamia…”

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