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    Entrepreneurs and Math Anxiety

    23 February, 2007 (02:37) | Bit Bucket (/dev/null), Entrepreneurship | By: Scott Burkett

    mathanxiety.gifIt is no secret that a good grasp of mathematics is an important asset for any businessperson. With the early stage entrepreneur, I think it is even more critical.

    Researchers estimate that between 50 percent and 80 percent of U.S. adults, and probably a similar share of children, suffer from some form of math anxiety. That fear translates into subpar performance of children, experts say. Researchers ranked American students 24th out of 29 industrialized countries in math literacy. Nice.

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