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Old 07-04-2009, 01:11 AM   #16
Ray192
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You need calculus to properly teach probability and statistics anyways.

Math in HS has the job of practicing and improving the quantitative abilities of students. Non-calc statistics is just learning how to read data. From a usefulness standpoints, statistics is good, but from a teaching-problem-solving stand point, is horrible.

But if they add calc-based stat to the curriculum, I'm all for it.
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