In the future - if one exists - watching how otherwise-numerate sycophants repeated Trump's absurd >100-percent-decrease talking points will be a prime example of how authoritarianism works #numeracycounts
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Bingo, otherwise we fall victim to the base-rate fallacy.
As both a #numeracycounts guy and a Vikings fan (lolsob) I'd also be interested in this percentage on a by-team basis!
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Kids’ band teacher is sneakily teaching them modular arithmetic by asking them to figure out where notes like “Q-sharp” would fall on the scale #iTeachMath #numeracyCounts
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A great writeup, in which I especially appreciated this spotlight on how (dubious!) data is weaponized to give moral panics a sheen of authority and objectivity #numeracycounts
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Great example of how rates & absolute numbers tell two very different stories. #numeracycounts www.forbes.com/sites/dereknewton/2018/0...
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This tweet is a master class in irresponsible reporting of statistics. Spot at least two major problems in these 140 characters. #numeracycounts https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1125891810595954688
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Financial literacy matters.
#numeracycounts.
@BSUFinLit @QuACProgram twitter.com/whatsupboosh/status/1113...
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We (many universities) have those courses! Usually offered by math departments but designed with cross-discipline collaboration. Look for "Quantitative Reasoning." #numeracycounts (1/2») twitter.com/JessicaCalarco/status/10...
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Numbers "remove the need for explanation, and signal precision, knowledge and truth. After all, numbers don’t lie. Or do they?" #numeracycounts theconversation.com/why-have-we-become-so-ba...
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Numbers don't lie. But lying liars do.
And sometimes they use numbers to it! #numeracycounts https://twitter.com/pwang/status/1078247136905576450
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Ouch, @nytimes. Perfect example of what Kahan calls "motivated numeracy." Give your readers more credit! #numeracycounts twitter.com/DataProgress/status/1076...
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Hmm, would have to define “commonly.” We do have a lake named Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. #numeracycounts twitter.com/qikipedia/status/1053933...
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Being Schrödinger’s Millionaire is a perfect description of why people play the lottery. Even people who are (hurk) “good at math.” #numeracycounts #ButNotThatHigh twitter.com/YKJFosterYYC/status/1053...
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Great thread here on summary statistics, their limitations, and genetics. (And yes, Senator Warren). #numeracycounts #SoJustMath twitter.com/JSEllenberg/status/10522...
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Great, accessible explainer re: odds ratios in statistical studies. More of these please @JAMA_current -- For sake of both readers and reporters! #numeracycounts twitter.com/DrSeanMackey/status/1018...
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CHILD POT USE UP 700 PERCENT IN ONE YEAR;
Details at 11. #numeracycounts twitter.com/BostonGlobe/status/10486...
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Counterpoint: Spreadsheet skills are amazing for *landing* a job! If anything, this argues they are a pressing, unmet workforce need. #numeracycounts @TPSEMath www.wsj.com/articles/the-first-rule-...
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Turns out, "when will we ever use this stuff?" might be the most important question math students must be able to answer. #shockedITellYou #numeracycounts twitter.com/MIT_BLOSSOMS/status/1047...
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.@BrookingsInst sounding the alarm: The need for math in the US workplace has never been higher, nor our readiness lower. #numeracycounts www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2018/09/11...
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How we think about risk and uncertainty is an important component of numeracy. The Berlin Numeracy Test can measure it: #numeracycounts www.bbc.com/future/story/20180814-ho...
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No, man, numbers should be treated like people. 🤓
#numeracycounts twitter.com/joshua_r_eyler/status/10...
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That's right, journalists, #numeracycounts — statistical literacy, including assessing a study design, is part of responsible reporting. https://twitter.com/emcahan/status/1032467646984335361
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My guess: recent B-school graduate who wants every item to have equal profit margin.
(Is what's mathematically elegant always what's practically usable?) #numeracycounts twitter.com/MrJanesMath/status/10308...
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Graphs and charts are political: how Fox News's "lead" by design #numeracycounts #SoJustMath simplystatistics.org/2012/11/26/the-statistic...
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“The #quantitative mindset, despite its nerdy aura, is in fact the morally enlightened one." -Stephen Pinker via @NowThisPolitics #numeracycounts www.facebook.com/NowThisNews/videos/21831...
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Proportional reasoning. Moby Dick. And they showed their work. What more could you ask for? · via @SMBCComics #numeracycounts #smbc #hiveworks http://smbc-comics.com/comic/literary-analysis
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Great example of what #quantliteracy courses call a "Fermi problem." Anyone teaching QR in the fall want to design a project around this? #numeracycounts twitter.com/onthemedia/status/102007...
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Great way to think about the distinction between mathematics and quantitative reasoning as well. #numeracycounts https://twitter.com/kogreger/status/1014802805117407233
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