What are you an economist? Why do you need detailed mathematical arguments for something that can be explained quite simply? Anybody who cares to listen to the

What are you an economist? Why do you need detailed mathematical arguments for something that can be explained quite simply? Anybody who cares to listen to the field will see these issues time and time again. Statistics like any other discipline has biases, misconceptions and traditions. Just look at how poorly it's used by academia. Do you really think that we follow the best practices/procedures we can be? Or do you think for the most part practitioners and academics are doing what they were taught?