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"Not knowing statistics can lead to a loss of money, time, and accurate information. What am I looking at? What do these numbers mean? Why? These are frequent thoughts of those who don't know much about statistics. "I'm not a numbers person" is not a good excuse to avoid learning the basics of this essential skill. Are you a person who earns money? Do you shop at the supermarket? Do you vote? Do you read the news? I'm sure you do. Learn to make decisions like world leaders do. Do you like to make uninformed, often poor decisions? Are you okay with being manipulated by skewed charts and diagrams? How about being lied to about the effectiveness of a product? I'm sure you don't. Statistics can help you make exponentially better calls on what to buy, who to listen to, and what to believe."--