Re: What is the purpose of learning statistics?

[Jerry Dallal]

John Smith wrote:
> 
> How is it of any use to the average Joe?

For starters, just pick up the newspaper.  Look at all of the data
(or summaries of data) the average Joe(sephine?) is asked to absorb
every day.  Poll results, economic data, the latest health studies.
.
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