“dealing in uncertainty is exactly why statistics is helpful”

Statistical illiteracy isn't a niche problem. During a pandemic, it can be fatal: "Society would gain significant advantages if children were taught the fundamental ideas of probability theory and statistics"

Here's a beautifully written article @PhDemetri @rotmanphilo

Statistical innumeracy is killing us

Reading this made me think of the number of times there have been investigations of units following a cluster of suicides