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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      21 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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        21 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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          20 days ago

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