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Kill The Math and Let the Introductory Course Be Born

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Abstract

Our introductory classes in statistics and data science use too much mathematics. The key causal effect which our students want our classes to have is to improve their future performance and opportunities. The more professional their computing skills (in the context of data analysis), the greater their likely success. Introductory courses should feature almost no mathematical/statistical formulas beyond simple algebra.

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@article{arxiv.2012.14390,
  title  = {Kill The Math and Let the Introductory Course Be Born},
  author = {David Kane},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.14390},
  year   = {2020}
}

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11 pages

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