Mathematical Thinking: Crash Course Statistics #2
Today we're going to talk about numeracy - that is understanding numbers. From really really big numbers to really small numbers, it's difficult to comprehend information at this scale, but...
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Hi, I’m Adriene Hill. This is Crash Course Statistics. In the last video we talked about why we care about statistics. How we use statistics. And Statistics is math. So we thought we’d take a detour from the traditional curriculum to talk about how to think about numbers. Really, really big numbers. Really small numbers. And how to make sense of them. We’re also going talk about mathematical thinking. And fighter jets. INTRO Chances are, if you are watching this channel, and certainly if you are commenting below, you are literate. You understand language and how to use it. But--are you equally comfortable with numbers? I’m not talking about being able to calculate square roots in your head. Or instantly tell whether or not 17321 is prime or ...
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Hi, I’m Adriene Hill. This is Crash Course Statistics. In the last video we talked about why we care about statistics. How we use statistics. And Statistics is math. So we thought we’d take a detour from the traditional curriculum to talk about how to think about numbers. Really, really big numbers. Really small numbers. And how to make sense of them. We’re also going talk about mathematical thinking. And fighter jets. INTRO Chances are, if you are watching this channel, and certainly if you are commenting below, you are literate. You understand language and how to use it. But--are you equally comfortable with numbers? I’m not talking about being able to calculate square roots in your head. Or instantly tell whether or not 17321 is prime or ...
