A statistics professor was completing what he thought was a very inspiring lecture on the importance of significance testing in today's world. A young nursing student in the front row sheepishly raised her hand and said, " But sir, why do nurses have to take statistics courses?"
The professor thought for a few seconds and replied, "Young lady, statistics saves lives!"
The nursing student was utterly surprised and after a short pause retorted, "But sir, please tell us how statistics saves lives!"
"Well," the professor's voice grew loud and somewhat angry, "STATISTICS KEEPS ALL THE IDIOTS OUT OF THE NURSING PROFESSION!!!"
*I was always told by professors in other disciplines that statistics was the ultimate screening device. The frequency of occurence of this question in my introductory statistics course prompted me to write this joke. I think it is wonderful that statistics truly does save lives but how can I give this response to a music therapy major?
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