tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300416434206693.post3986463030692816185..comments2023-08-11T12:04:42.077+02:00Comments on The Church of Rationality: What Statistics Should Be Taught in School?LemmusLemmushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00917054221547240969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300416434206693.post-86694736174457308652008-03-19T09:00:00.000+01:002008-03-19T09:00:00.000+01:00Yes, kids learn averaging in Germany too, of cours...Yes, kids learn averaging in Germany too, of course, and I would think in most countries where they go to school for more than six years or so.<BR/><BR/>But according to my recollection, it was that and percentages and nothing else from the list. Of course, my experience may not be representative, especially because these things can differ between states and even individual schools as well as over time.LemmusLemmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917054221547240969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300416434206693.post-15534201623302857422008-03-19T05:43:00.000+01:002008-03-19T05:43:00.000+01:00This stuff is not taught in high school in the Uni...This stuff is not taught in high school in the United States either. While most students are introduced to the concepts of correlations and know how to average numbers (i.e. mean), the rest of your listing is not taught until college and usually in the 3rd and 4th year and again for an advanced degree in any of the sciences.<BR/>Bill/Louisiana2008billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18179566104953906170noreply@blogger.com