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I've never seen a mathematician claim that statistics is not a branch of mathematics. Nor would that really make sense. You can certainly practice statistics i
by dsacco 9y ago
I've never seen a mathematician claim that statistics is not a branch of mathematics. Nor would that really make sense.
You can certainly practice statistics in a way that mathematicians would take issue with, but it's intrinsically a branch of math.
- Fomite 9y agoI've seen a number of mathematicians take umbrage at the idea of describing statisticians as mathematicians, or even applied mathematicians.
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- NumberCruncher 9y agoThinking that we are somehow special makes us feel better. The truth is that we are not.