What's Going on With High School Math?

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i don't know f i'm the expert, but certainly i find it a fascinating topic. The first introduction you get to statistics is often quite theoretical. But once you start getting into data, we really recognize how much this is not a deterministic process. There's a whole lot of stuff that's involved with discreet probability that really is mathematical. And ore goig to get really close to that theoretical probability, right?

Our podcast junkie co-host heard the following statement on another podcast a while back when he was out for a jog: "I actually think the word 'uncertainty' is used in English in a very different way than the word 'uncertainty' is used in statistics." He almost ran into a tree (causation is unclear: he's not known for his gross motor skills, which may have been a confounder). Not only is that quote, essentially, the theme for this episode, but the person who said it, Dr. Rebecca Goldin from George Mason University, was our guest! And we are absolutely CERTAIN that it was every bit as enlightening a discussion as it was a fun one! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.