@jordyd @nonphatic there should be a stronger emphasis on statistics and probability.

The bad part of math illiteracy is that so many adults do not know how to interpret a statistic

@mithrandir @nonphatic To connect this to @jordyd@octodon.social 's point, probability should be taught as an extension of logic, as E.T. Jaynes intended. This could even be implemented as a single course called "Reasoning" or some such, with the basics of both subjects. Not everyone needs to be able to interpret scientific studies, so teaching everyone p-values and such might be overkill, but a reasonable understanding of probabilistic reasoning can be achieved with relatively basic knowledge.

@mithrandir @jordyd@octodon.social Ah, sorry, of course I meant @nonphatic 's point about logic.

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