▲ 76 ▼ More than half of adults in U.S. say they lack basic statistical understanding (www.psu.edu) submitted 2 months ago by beep@piefed.world to c/science@lemmy.world 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 30 points 2 months ago (10 children) So am I supposed to believe that headline, or not? permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* Asking people how they feel could render so many variances so I'd go with sure, no, and maybe. Ask someone ignorant to any teachings of physics, a high school student who finished highschool physics and an aerospace engineering student how much they know about physics... All of them could say they wish they knew more to fully understand what they wish to understand. Kind of like that old saying, the more you learn the more you realize you don't know. permalink fedilink source parent [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago* (7 children) Nah, shitty questions as usual. Go around any country and all folks to explain a p value and how is derived. Unless it's your day job that's just not information the common person retains. A cursory knowledge of what it is and how is used is all that's needed for most. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (6 children) Stats is not just about p values. The math was developed to detect cheating in gambling. Anyone winning at a frequency beyond two standard deviations from the mean is cheating. Good cheaters know not to exceed that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 2 months ago (4 children) I'm pretty sure the field of statistics wasn't established by the gambling industry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) Honestly, not sure what I just read 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) They're not wrong in that casinos use statistical analysis to detect card counters, but I'm relatively confident they didn't invent it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) They didn't, and as others have suggested, how to come up with p value can differ depending on the experiment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago I was more hedging against someone popping up with "Actually, in ancient Mesopotamia..." permalink fedilink source parent [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today -1 points 2 months ago Riiiiiiiight 👌👍 permalink fedilink source parent [–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago It says more than half, so it's a sure thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* Asking people how they feel could render so many variances so I'd go with sure, no, and maybe. Ask someone ignorant to any teachings of physics, a high school student who finished highschool physics and an aerospace engineering student how much they know about physics... All of them could say they wish they knew more to fully understand what they wish to understand. Kind of like that old saying, the more you learn the more you realize you don't know. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago* (7 children) Nah, shitty questions as usual. Go around any country and all folks to explain a p value and how is derived. Unless it's your day job that's just not information the common person retains. A cursory knowledge of what it is and how is used is all that's needed for most. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (6 children) Stats is not just about p values. The math was developed to detect cheating in gambling. Anyone winning at a frequency beyond two standard deviations from the mean is cheating. Good cheaters know not to exceed that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 2 months ago (4 children) I'm pretty sure the field of statistics wasn't established by the gambling industry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) Honestly, not sure what I just read 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) They're not wrong in that casinos use statistical analysis to detect card counters, but I'm relatively confident they didn't invent it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) They didn't, and as others have suggested, how to come up with p value can differ depending on the experiment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago I was more hedging against someone popping up with "Actually, in ancient Mesopotamia..." permalink fedilink source parent [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today -1 points 2 months ago Riiiiiiiight 👌👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago (6 children) Stats is not just about p values. The math was developed to detect cheating in gambling. Anyone winning at a frequency beyond two standard deviations from the mean is cheating. Good cheaters know not to exceed that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 2 months ago (4 children) I'm pretty sure the field of statistics wasn't established by the gambling industry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) Honestly, not sure what I just read 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) They're not wrong in that casinos use statistical analysis to detect card counters, but I'm relatively confident they didn't invent it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) They didn't, and as others have suggested, how to come up with p value can differ depending on the experiment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago I was more hedging against someone popping up with "Actually, in ancient Mesopotamia..." permalink fedilink source parent [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today -1 points 2 months ago Riiiiiiiight 👌👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 2 months ago (4 children) I'm pretty sure the field of statistics wasn't established by the gambling industry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) Honestly, not sure what I just read 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) They're not wrong in that casinos use statistical analysis to detect card counters, but I'm relatively confident they didn't invent it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) They didn't, and as others have suggested, how to come up with p value can differ depending on the experiment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago I was more hedging against someone popping up with "Actually, in ancient Mesopotamia..." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) Honestly, not sure what I just read 🤷♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) They're not wrong in that casinos use statistical analysis to detect card counters, but I'm relatively confident they didn't invent it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) They didn't, and as others have suggested, how to come up with p value can differ depending on the experiment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago I was more hedging against someone popping up with "Actually, in ancient Mesopotamia..." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) They're not wrong in that casinos use statistical analysis to detect card counters, but I'm relatively confident they didn't invent it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) They didn't, and as others have suggested, how to come up with p value can differ depending on the experiment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago I was more hedging against someone popping up with "Actually, in ancient Mesopotamia..." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) They didn't, and as others have suggested, how to come up with p value can differ depending on the experiment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago I was more hedging against someone popping up with "Actually, in ancient Mesopotamia..." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 2 months ago I was more hedging against someone popping up with "Actually, in ancient Mesopotamia..." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today -1 points 2 months ago Riiiiiiiight 👌👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago It says more than half, so it's a sure thing. permalink fedilink source parent