@futurebird @dymaxion @whknott
A general understanding of stats is essential to fighting disinformation. It doesn't need to go into the continuous domain if that makes calculus a pre req. But people need the tools to reason about things like:
What's the expected value of getting this vaccine?
What kind of biases might be found in news reporting?
How might this graph from a sales team be dishonest?
IMO statistical thinking is one of the most important things you can learn/teach
https://fosstodon.org/@ttamttam/113500048498967674
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