Man of the moment H.G. Wells once predicted that "statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read or write."
There's a body of opinion within my own industry that insists that statistical literacy should be as necessary for our own profession as say the ability to effectively use various influence techniques "in order to bridge differing viewpoints and create win-win outcomes".
Perhaps they should ponder this excellent quotation from Aaron Levenstein:
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital."
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