Mathematics Versus Statistics

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2019

Journal Title

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Volume

9

Issue

2

Abstract

Mathematics and statistics are both important and useful subjects, but the former has maintained prominence in the American education system. On the other hand, statistics is more prevalent in daily life and is an increasingly marketable subject to know. This article gives a personal history of one mathematician’s bumpy road to learning and teaching statistics. Additionally, arguments for how and why to include statistics in the K-12 and college curricula are provided.

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