{
  "id": 2398116,
  "title": "More than half of adults in US say they lack basic statistical understanding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/more-than-half-of-adults-in-us-say-they-lack-basic-statistical",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-21T15:20:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-adults-lack-basic-statistical.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "From the daily weather forecast to a baseball player's batting average to an individual's risk of developing lung cancer, understanding statistics can help people in the United States navigate their lives, according to Mark Ramos, assistant research professor of health policy and administration at Penn State. However, more than half of adults in the U.S. reported knowing little or nothing about…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}