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do you respect "smart" people who aren't good at math?

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Rebellious Khaki Partner Filthpig
  09/20/18
no such thing
apoplectic national
  09/20/18
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heady travel guidebook immigrant
  09/20/18
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beta underhanded corn cake indian lodge
  09/20/18
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Lascivious cuck
  09/20/18
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Hairless 180 Twinkling Uncleanness
  09/20/18
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Ultramarine stag film
  09/20/18
I respect everyone.
Ungodly amber antidepressant drug hall
  09/20/18
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Unhinged razzle theater stage coldplay fan
  09/20/18
if you don't know how to do basic multiplication in your hea...
violet exhilarant house
  09/20/18
I've taken a lot of math/engineering/physics classes and did...
Lascivious cuck
  09/20/18
to get how few people grasp % change, look at the headlines ...
apoplectic national
  09/20/18
my favorite is people that report percent changes of two per...
Unhinged razzle theater stage coldplay fan
  09/20/18
oh yeah, confusing % change with % points is an immediate ma...
apoplectic national
  09/20/18
Maybe 10-15 % of the population is capable of passing a calc...
histrionic institution
  09/20/18
Uh literally anyone can understand all level of complex math...
Unhinged razzle theater stage coldplay fan
  09/20/18
lol what is this flame. is this what you tell yourself to fe...
drab dilemma
  09/20/18
("data scientist")
Unhinged razzle theater stage coldplay fan
  09/20/18
what percentage of the population do you think has the abili...
apoplectic national
  09/20/18
way below 1 %
histrionic institution
  09/20/18
Depends what exactly you mean by apply. Applying regression...
Lascivious cuck
  09/20/18
in non linear regression you have to pretend like the curve ...
Unhinged razzle theater stage coldplay fan
  09/20/18
obviously i mean applying the theory, not running a SAS comm...
apoplectic national
  09/20/18
(why there are so many retractions lately)
crusty stirring headpube
  09/20/18
most calculus as it's taught is plug and chug. if people can...
laughsome ruddy hissy fit
  09/20/18
No
Unhinged razzle theater stage coldplay fan
  09/20/18
What do you mean by "not good at math?" Algebra...
Motley anal heaven potus
  09/20/18
Cr. Math is just logical reasoning
Fuchsia depressive
  09/20/18
Yeah I really respect law students
Seedy international law enforcement agency
  09/20/18


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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:43 AM
Author: Rebellious Khaki Partner Filthpig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847865)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:45 AM
Author: apoplectic national

no such thing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847869)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:46 AM
Author: heady travel guidebook immigrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847879)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:52 AM
Author: beta underhanded corn cake indian lodge



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847926)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:56 AM
Author: Lascivious cuck



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847952)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: Hairless 180 Twinkling Uncleanness



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847987)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:29 AM
Author: Ultramarine stag film



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848217)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:46 AM
Author: Ungodly amber antidepressant drug hall

I respect everyone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847877)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:47 AM
Author: Unhinged razzle theater stage coldplay fan



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847886)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:51 AM
Author: violet exhilarant house

if you don't know how to do basic multiplication in your head (or have it memorized) or understand % differences then yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847918)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:57 AM
Author: Lascivious cuck

I've taken a lot of math/engineering/physics classes and did well in them, but I'm not great at mental arithmetic at all. I usually have to write it out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847959)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:05 AM
Author: apoplectic national

to get how few people grasp % change, look at the headlines every time the market swings up or down some new largest daily move in absolute dollar terms.

THE DOW DOWN TODAY MOST EVER IN HISTORY, but of course the swing is like 600 points (2 or 3 %), which is larger than half the size of the index when it was created.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848018)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:06 AM
Author: Unhinged razzle theater stage coldplay fan

my favorite is people that report percent changes of two percents as a percentage and not in basis points

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848028)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:07 AM
Author: apoplectic national

oh yeah, confusing % change with % points is an immediate math illiteracy tell

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848035)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:53 AM
Author: histrionic institution

Maybe 10-15 % of the population is capable of passing a calculus course, a much smaller percentage capable of applying it (<1%). Almost no one is "good" at the more difficult math. I consider someone mathematically smart if they can use basic algebra to solve day to day problems, e.g. 3x=15, therefore x = 5, very useful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847932)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:54 AM
Author: Unhinged razzle theater stage coldplay fan

Uh literally anyone can understand all level of complex mathematics. its just a matter of systematic oppression. Stand and Deliver the movie proves this to be the case.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847938)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:55 AM
Author: drab dilemma

lol what is this flame. is this what you tell yourself to feel better about being a lawyer?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847946)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:56 AM
Author: Unhinged razzle theater stage coldplay fan

("data scientist")

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847949)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:56 AM
Author: apoplectic national

what percentage of the population do you think has the ability to apply advanced math that's even more theory heavy than calculus (something like non-linear regression)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847956)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: histrionic institution

way below 1 %

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847983)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:28 AM
Author: Lascivious cuck

Depends what exactly you mean by apply. Applying regressions usually isn't hard at all, just run the program, lol.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848201)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:29 AM
Author: Unhinged razzle theater stage coldplay fan

in non linear regression you have to pretend like the curve youre fitting is based on the data itself and not what you want the curve to look like. the mental gymnastics required to convince yourself you're doing the former requires a middling IQ at minimum

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848207)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:31 AM
Author: apoplectic national

obviously i mean applying the theory, not running a SAS command.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848229)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:32 AM
Author: crusty stirring headpube

(why there are so many retractions lately)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848244)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:02 AM
Author: laughsome ruddy hissy fit

most calculus as it's taught is plug and chug. if people can't do it, it's because they're ill prepared, not because they aren't intellectually capable. the math education in this country is atrocious.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847997)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:57 AM
Author: Unhinged razzle theater stage coldplay fan

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847960)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:05 AM
Author: Motley anal heaven potus

What do you mean by "not good at math?"

Algebra and below should be absolutely second nature to any smart person. They should be able to do calculations quickly in their head and should have had a really high SAT math score.

But if they didn't do well at Calc or more advanced math? That could in some situations just be not having the drive, desire or attention span.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848020)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:06 AM
Author: Fuchsia depressive

Cr. Math is just logical reasoning

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848026)



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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:29 AM
Author: Seedy international law enforcement agency

Yeah I really respect law students

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848212)