Statistics course advice

[nursingmommyto3]

Hello all! I am in the process of applying to Frontier and need to take statistics (yuck!). I know the course at U.Utah is approved and there is one there at Frontier. Has anyone taken either of these courses? The one at U.Utah is approximately half the price as the one at Frontier. Honestly, I want the one that is going to take me the least amt of time and is the easier one - doesn't everyone? I am not afraid of the course (okay a little) I just want to get it out of the way and don't know the best route to take. I have tried to get two classes close to home approved and they have been a no go. Please help me make this decision. TIA!

Christy

[klone, MSN, RN]

I just finished Stats through Frontier (literally - last week). There are 9 modules, and you have to submit a homework assignment for each module (which doesn't take very long if you understand the concept). Then there's a final exam, which is open book, open everything except another human (meaning, you can use google, but you cannot collaborate with another person).

The homework was fairly easy IMO and not very time-consuming at all. It's not difficult to pass the course with an A. When you submit a homework assignment, if you don't get a good grade on it, she gives it back to you with helpful advice, and you can resubmit. So basically, she doesn't accept it for final grade until you've demonstrated you've mastered the concepts. Which means that everyone in the class got 94-100% on all the homework assignments.

[xohaileyyyx3]

Great!

Final question :)

what is the course title? MTH1131?

[klone, MSN, RN]

Through Frontier it's N404

[xohaileyyyx3]

Frontier school of midwifery and family nursing, correct?

[klone, MSN, RN]

Yes, correct

Here, this is cut and pasted from their website:

One of the prerequisite requirements for FSMFN admission is an upper level undergraduate or graduate statistics course within the past ten years. The content of this course should include:

Descriptive (Univariate Data): continuous variables, the normal curve, means, standard deviations, categorical variables, measures of central tendency, variability, bivariate associations, odds ratio, standard scores and percentiles, frequency distributions, differences between means

Non-parametric Tests: chi-square

Correlation and Regression: correlation coefficients, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, linear regression

Inferential Statistics: paired t-tests, Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficients, analysis of variance (ANOVA), analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), discriminate analyses

Other: alpha level, internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha coefficients), statistical significance

The above are fairly common content in a graduate or upper level undergraduate statistics and research methods type course. The FSMFN online courses N404: Statistics contain this content. Students who would like to take a statistics course other than the one offered by the FSMFN should contact their Department Chair for approval of the course.

To enroll in N404 Statistics please contact Sherri Davis at 606-672-2312

[MandaRN94]

Just a FYI for those of you looking to apply to Frontier. I just received an email from an advisor and now the Stats course AND a physical assesment course must be completed before you can apply. So it sounds like they are making it a 2 1/2 yr program. Bummer.

[Berkshire1995]

Trust me, it's well worth it. I am about to start my clinicals. Frontier provides an excellent education, the professors are extremely knowledgeable, supportive, and really make you think through situations in creative and resourceful ways. This is not an easy program. It is rigorous, requires a lot of work, but the end result is a feeling of competence and being able to provide excellent patient care.I wish you the best! If you would like to ask any more questions, I am happy to answer them, if I can.

[peeweedelivery]

Is that for bridge studenst? Or for those who already have a BSN?

[klone, MSN, RN]

If you already have a BSN, then you presumably have already taken statistics. The statistics course is mainly for the bridge students, or for those students who, for whatever reason, the stats course they've taken isn't accepted by the school.

But if you've already taken a stats course and physical assessment course and you have a BSN, you should be good to go for entry into their MSN program without needing to take any additional classes first.

[summerstars]

I just finished an online stats course at a community college that offers in-state tuition for all online classes no matter where you live. It was very affordable! The class itself was okay - I didn't really interact with the teacher and basically taught myself, but I have always been good at that and I learned a lot. It was an easy class because the quizzes were multiple choice (but not the exams.) If anyone needs help finding a good statistics course, PM me and I'd be happy to share the school.

[RNTX2002]

I'm currently taking the Univ. of Utah online statistics course. I chose this one because it was half as much as the one at Frontier $832 vs $1750. Honestly, I was deathly afraid of taking statistics again (it's been 12 years since the first one, and I hated it then and struggled with it). The UofU's course has been great so far. You get 9 months do complete the entire course and I like that I can work at my own pace. Homework assignments are not too bad. You can do them as many times as you want to improve your grade. I haven't taken the midterm yet, but the midterm and final have to be a proctored exam. I'm taking it at the local University in my city. Also you can take the midterm and final twice each if you want too. Hope this helps, good luck.

[mathilda843]

RNTX 2002,

Thanks for the good info. I am also looking for an online stats course. I have seen this one before, but now cannot get into the web page.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!