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I will be taking statistics in the fall ( a couple of weeks away) and math is not my strong suit and I even have a fear of it because trigonometry was a struggle. I need to do excellent. So my question is what are some methods and tips that you have found to help you not only succeed but excel in statistics ? Studying tips , note taking tips , lab work tips. Test taking tips.

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I just got 99% on Statistics without extra credits, so i think that I can help you ^^

- summarize every chapters. I am sure you dont want to read the whole several chapters before the exam

- write down the caculation tips, math formulas,

- my textbook is really helpful and easy to understand. Tell me if you need the name of the author. I'll find it later

- You need to do a lot of homework at home (examples, chapter reviews) if you are not good at math. This is the most important tips. Do the same question over and over with replacing the data.

- If i can't understand something, I'll memorize it

Hope it will help

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Practice questions. In my class, the book that we used had a TON of practice problems at the end of each chapter. I found that those questions really helped me grasp the material. Also, choose a good teacher who speaks clear english so that you can understand them!

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Are you taking an elementary course in statistics? If so, there is no trigonometry at all. But then again, I only base this on the stats course I took myself. It was not easy, but it was very much doable. I'd say do not procrastinate, do all your homework, quizzes, and readings on time. If you do feel like you are struggling, speak to your professor asap. In terms of study skills, if you know you are not strong in math, find a tutor. Even in an intro stats course, poor math skills will make this class rather difficult.

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If you struggled with Trig and other algebra based math classes, then you may be pleasantly surprised to find that you may like stats. I heard that it was common for people who did well in algebra based math to not to fond of stats and vice versa.

Practice problems and being able to understand the concepts are key to your success. Like other mentioned, get help right away if you need it. Stats and English are the two classes I am dreading more than anything else and those are the classes I will be taking last.

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I just got 99% on Statistics without extra credits, so i think that I can help you ^^

- summarize every chapters. I am sure you dont want to read the whole several chapters before the exam

- write down the caculation tips, math formulas,

- my textbook is really helpful and easy to understand. Tell me if you need the name of the author. I'll find it later

- You need to do a lot of homework at home (examples, chapter reviews) if you are not good at math. This is the most important tips. Do the same question over and over with replacing the data.

- If i can't understand something, I'll memorize it

Hope it will help

Thank you ! And yes please as soon as you can let me know the name and author of the book.

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I just finished my stats course and the best advice is to do all the homework and to practice practice practice! Once you know the keywords to look for in each question, you will know which formula to apply and what they are looking for whether i.e. they are looking for population or sample mean, confidence intervals, chi-squares, or regression lines. Do the practice problems, don't skimp on the homework even if it takes hours because those hours you spent doing the homework is actually review for the midterms and finals which means by the time midterms and finals come around you are already prepared and won't stress about the content you will be tested on. Good luck!

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The first thing my statistics teacher told me when I had that class was to forget all the math we had taken before. Stats is truly its own kind of math. Take diligent notes!! Everything my teacher wrote on the board, I wrote down in my own notebook exactly as she had done. I would also do my homework ASAP after class for more practice while the material was fresh in my mind. A graphing calculator is your friend! I used a regular scientific calculator for the first half of the quarter and once you get so far into an equation, you wouldn't be able to see it, and if you messed up you had to start from scratch. On a graphing calculator you can see everything you've entered and can scroll back to fix an error.

I finished the quarter with an A.

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