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GeoWilliam750

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4. Truly astonishing sometimes

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 08:26 AM

Sep 2013

I work in a numbers intensive business, and it never ceases to amaze me how little people are actually able to understand basic arithmetic. In all fairness though, 98% of people will not actually need more than 7th grade algebra on even an annual basis.

I agree that statistics are fascinating, and the ability to manipulate them can be a lot of fun when inflicted on the uninitated.

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Some interesting reads: adoption, cops with tanks, math, and deceit. [View all] matt819 Sep 2013 OP

Working my way through Kahneman at the moment GeoWilliam750 Sep 2013 #1

I bought Thinking Fast and Slow matt819 Sep 2013 #2

Alas, too many people just don't get math. SheilaT Sep 2013 #3

Truly astonishing sometimes GeoWilliam750 Sep 2013 #4

But in general, a lot of people actually could use basic algebra. SheilaT Sep 2013 #6

Some other good reads that I might recommend GeoWilliam750 Sep 2013 #5