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Statisticians, is this true? (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Stats is technically math but it's the softest math you can imagine. A huge amount of it is data collection and interpretation. It works different parts of your brain, requires different skills than pure math

[โ€“] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 day ago

Statistics is a sociological discipline that is based mostly on mathematical models. Choosing your interpretation, and data collection methodology, typically means much more than the math you do on the data.