Does studying Range median mode or mean help later in life?

Answer 1

Anything you learn tomorrow will be based upon something you learned today, and the stuff you learn today will be based upon the stuff you learned yesterday. There's really no way of predicting what information you will be required to learn in the future, so you better learn as much as you can today. Your first job or your next job may require you to know something about -- or to learn about -- statistics. Perhaps you will work for a political polling company, such as Rasmussen or Zogby, or a testing company, such as ETS. Or maybe you'll work for an engineering firm and be required to do a statistical analysis that requires an understanding of probability and statistics. Or maybe, you'll simply find yourself in a conversation at a highbrow party or a business function, where a basic understanding of math, including the parameters you mentioned, will be key to your understanding of what's being discussed. Maybe a politician who is running for office will cite data to impress you, but if you don't understand the rudiments of stats, you won't be able to tell whether he's telling the truth or is full of crap.