Thursday, February 9, 2012
Not So Excited About This One
I am really nervous about this new course. I was never the best math student, no matter how hard I may have tried. The amount of vocabulary that needs to be understood and applied is one of the biggest things that intimidates me. I hate feeling as though I don't know what is going on (but I guess no one really likes that). There are a few places and instance where stats come into play for me, but very little and in the most minor of degrees. For this reason, I also have a hard time understanding the need for learning this stuff and having this course. Hopefully, during the class sessions, it will become more obvious on why we are going through a course with this focus and it helps me gain a better understanding and appreciation for statistics…because right now, all I have to say is YUCK!
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Stats don't have to be all bad. Having a good understanding of some basic concepts and how they can be used to tell just about any story someone wants them to is good for your BS detector. If you can understand how people might be getting the numbers they use you will be less likely to fall prey to deception.
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