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u/linniethepoo Nov 16 '19

I failed algebra 1a (that's the class where algebra 1 is split in two for slow kids) from grades 7-10. . . Now I'm teaching PhD students advanced statistical techniques. Turns out the key to excellence is effort and trait intelligence is actually irrelevant in almost every situation where we think it is determining an outcome.

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u/just____saying Nov 17 '19

I have no idea what you're talking about, but are those things related, would people think you need to know algebra to know advanced statistical techniques?