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.
  • village604English
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    29 days ago

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

      • village604English
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        28 days ago

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

        • makeshift0546@lemmy.todayEnglish
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          28 days ago

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

          • village604English
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            28 days ago

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