Re: Is this math test too easy?

From: Mxsmanic (mxsmanic_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:47:58 +0100

Luis A. Rodriguez writes:

> Besides is false that salespeople don't need mathematics, unless they
> don't want to improve their capacity to augment the sales, through a
> statistical analisys of the REAL situation.

Salespeople rarely do statistical analyses. Most of them know virtually
no math. When analyses are done, they are usually done by computer.

> You exists because an elite class invented geometry,penicilin,
> electricity, computers etc. Without that it's impossible to feed,
> cloth, cure, teach etc

The species managed to survive for millions of years without these
things. They help, but they obviously are not essential. 

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