I guess this could be considered kind of OT. On the other hand, if people were introduced to it sooner, before and outside of the context of a personal investm

I guess this could be considered kind of OT. On the other hand, if people were introduced to it sooner, before and outside of the context of a personal investment, i.e. "proving" their own research, we might be better off also with regard to our science. ---- Delaying statistics until college -- for most public school programs -- is a mistake. It leaves a large portion of the U.S. population with a fundamental mathematical illiteracy. And given the degree to which statistics rule our lives and collective decisions these days, a societal illiteracy. Just look around you.