# \#statistical\_literacy

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## [Do we need mathematical statisticians?](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/do-we-need-mathematical-statisticians/235)

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**Author:** [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\
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**Last updated:** [April 16, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/do-we-need-mathematical-statisticians/235 "2021-04-16T14:21:43Z")

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I’ve finally taken the courage to publicly ask whether psychologists (or empirical scientists in general) at all should continue to teach statistics. And I pinged some of the most prominent statistically skilled psycholo…