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From Truman to Trump: Lessons in statistical humility in math applications

I created a class called “Math Applications.”  It is designed as a course for students that have completed their math requirements but are not interested in taking pre-calculus or above. Before I teach any principles of descriptive statistics, I show students this famous picture of Truman holding up a newspaper titled “Dewey Defeats Truman.” I […]