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0 pointsKoshkin4y ago0 comments

Agree, but I have a feeling that statistics is more like (theoretical) physics, in the sense that it is "not math."

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Yeah, it's more application oriented and philosophical than the pure calculation of pure math. I think it's under-taught in schools though. I think it's more useful than calculus for most people and should be taught before it.

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0 pointsKoshkin4y ago0 comments

Agree, but I have a feeling that statistics is more like (theoretical) physics, in the sense that it is "not math."

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Buttons8404y ago

Yeah, it's more application oriented and philosophical than the pure calculation of pure math. I think it's under-taught in schools though. I think it's more useful than calculus for most people and should be taught before it.

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