I agree in principle that statistics education should be given to all students. The problem I have with the proposal is that I have very little confidence that teachers are prepared to provide a rigorous and thorough statistical education.
For an example, the replication crisis in the social sciences. These studies, containing flawed statistics, are carried out by social scientists with PhDs who have been required to take courses in statistics designed for their discipline.
If they can’t get the statistics right, how can we expect it from teachers with far less education?
For an example, the replication crisis in the social sciences. These studies, containing flawed statistics, are carried out by social scientists with PhDs who have been required to take courses in statistics designed for their discipline.
If they can’t get the statistics right, how can we expect it from teachers with far less education?