Why is calculus the default higher level math in high school and not statistics?
Is there a reason I don’t know about?
I feel like society would be way better off if they understood the basics of statistics.
I’m honestly curious.
Dan Mulroy
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- Replying to @BilIWiIIIt is, if you're doing the equations. But most of humanity won't do those equations outside of school. Newton's laws of gravity can be generally understood without math. We shouldn't take Calculus away, but aren't the principles of stats more applicable to daily life?
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- Replying to @Merisma0xThis may exist, but an "Intro to Advanced Mathematics" which covered the basic principles of calculus, and stats might be useful instead of having to do 1 or the other.
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