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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a writer and use algebra all the time. It's a life skill, basic math. Past that, no, I wouldn't say most people "need" statistics or calculus (though they can be handy), but algebra? Basic, basic stuff.[/quote] I agree that algebra is a life skill, but statistics is too, perhaps even more. Many of the stupid decisions people make are due precisely to a lack of understanding of basic stats and probability.[/quote] I think Algebra is necessary, but I agree with you that useful life math includes statistics. And, I also think that America could benefit by having a population that has some kind of financial math/economics literacy -- budgeting, compounding savings over time, interest rates, capital investments, some financial history. [/quote]
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