math
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For Better Financial Outcomes, Study Maths Instead Of ‘Financial Literacy’
Did you take a personal finance course in high school? How about university? Depending on when you attended classes, you might have learned now-outdated information such as “how to balance a checkbook” and “why you should put your money in a high-interest savings account”.
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You Can Reuse These Vintage Calendars In 2019
There are only 14 possible ways to arrange a calendar: The year either has 365 days or 366, and it starts on one of the seven days of the week. That means calendars repeat: in 2019 you can use a calendar from 2013, which also had 365 days and started on a Tuesday.
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How To Lie To Yourself And Others With Statistics
2Misusing statistics is one of the most powerful ways to lie. Normally, we teach you how to avoid misinterpreting statistics, but knowing how numbers are manipulated can help you spot when it happens. To that end, we’re going to show you how to make data say whatever the hell you want to back up any…
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Bayes’ Theorem: The Maths Tool You Use Every Day Without Realising It
The decisions we make in life often come down to Bayes’ Theorem, but most of us don’t even realise what it is. So how does it work?
