Replacing analysis with statistics

<p>I have heard more than once the discussion of whether teaching analysis is <em>useful</em> for the future, or whether we should be better off replacing it with statistics. From an utilitaristic perspective, I would agree. Statistics have been dominating the world, from elections to big data, to clinical trials, but few have the tools to understand what is going on. </p> <p>However, in the discussion most people focus on the workforce. Giving tools for people to find a job functional to the (current) status-quo. Very few ask <a class="wikilink" href="/why_we_teach_science_in_school/">why we teach science in school</a>. It could be that training the workforce is enough justification, but in any case it requires much better thoughts. I am a professional physicist and still, in my daily life, I barely use all the math I've learned in high-school.</p>