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Mathematics Skills More in Demand Than Ever

Posted by Zonk on from the i-just-watch-numb3rs dept.

knownsense writes "Business week has a nice article (feel good, low on detail, vague numbers) on the rise of maths and mathematicians in a world that is increasingly obsessed with statistics, advertising, search engines, and algorithms. The article also deals with issues of privacy. How has mathematics, statistics and other number driven aspects of life impacted you in the last decade?"

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  1. You should know by bobbuck · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It doesn't matter. 93.7% of all statistics are made up.