## Metadata - Author:: [[Benn stancil|Benn Stancil]] - Full Title:: Math Is Overrated - Category:: #🗞️Articles - URL:: https://benn.substack.com/p/math-is-overrated - Finished date:: [[2023-01-07]] ## Highlights - Though some data roles—those that build predictive models and analyze [complex multivariate tests](https://vicki.substack.com/p/duo-the-push-and-the-bandits), for example—are often neck deep in graduate-level stats, this isn’t the norm ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gp5hq58jcrkr6atbpnv4kvsm)) - most of the math we do is calculating sums, computing ratios, and checking if averages are skewed by outliers ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gp5hqjc4tm5vqy5n48sdx70f)) - it’s not our ability to *do* fancy math that makes us effective, but our ability to *apply* basic math ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gp5hrngrch36ccse3mhdwf9d))