Statistics Course Required?

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Specializes in Med/Surg, APU/PACU, Peds, Flight.

Hey All!

I am sure that this is somewhere on this forum but I am too tired to dig.

Do you need to take a statistics course to apply to graduate school? I am in a position where I can't take a statistics course in a school so it would have to be online, which wouldn't be too bad considering it would only be a 5 week course.

Thanks!

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Moved to the post-grad forum (vs. the GN forum) to encourage responses. Good luck!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, APU/PACU, Peds, Flight.

Thanks : )

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Luvbug:

Many graduate programs nowadays do require a recent class in statistics. You might want to check with the particular schools to see what sort of course they require (biostats, social science stats, math stats, etc) as well as where they prefer you take the class. There also may be different stats classes required for different programs. For example, at my University there are different stats classes needed for entry to the Masters vs. Doctoral levels. Some schools will not accept a prerequisite statistics class from the online, for-profit colleges.

My own University has required a recent course in stats (with a grade of B or higher) as an admissions requirement for over a decade. However, each year I encounter many people who wish they had taken a face-to-face stats class over an online one. Mathematics, statistics, and software computing packages are often not the forte of a clinical nurse. When people in online classes have encountered problems, they often have to turn to Google (rather than an instructor in a class) to explain something they do not understand.

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I'm not sure that my school required stats, but I think perhaps it was on the GRE, which was required. I think it was basic stuff like probability/t tests/p values/etc. Could be totally wrong - it has been awhile since the GRE.

While an in-person class for stats would definitely be better than online, you could probably learn enough to do the GRE testing from an online class. You might even be able to just teach yourself, if you didn't need credit for any programs that you're applying to.

If you get the chance to do in-person take it. Stats is not terribly hard but will make you a much smarter consumer of information.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, APU/PACU, Peds, Flight.

At the moment I am active duty Air Force in the UK so a face-to-face stats class is highly unlikely for me to be able to take, hence the online course search. Thanks for all of the input.

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Specializes in ICU, CVICU, Case Management.

Each graduate school program has different requirements, check the admission requirements for the schools you are interested in. Two of the schools I am applying to require statistics and the other two do not ---so it depends on the school.

If you decide to take it online, I suggest you take statistics at Rio Salado, course PSY 230--I enjoyed it and I got an A. I am not a "math" or "statistics" person.....

Best of luck to you as you continue your education. Be well.

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Each graduate school program has different requirements, check the admission requirements for the schools you are interested in. Two of the schools I am applying to require statistics and the other two do not ---so it depends on the school.

If you decide to take it online, I suggest you take statistics at Rio Salado, course PSY 230--I enjoyed it and I got an A. I am not a "math" or "statistics" person.....

Best of luck to you as you continue your education. Be well.

question about that! I am looking at Rio Salado's stats class right now - what was the format of the class?

How many weeks did it take to complete? & was everything done online? homework, tests, quizzes, final?

thanks :) & congrats on the A !!

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Specializes in ICU, CVICU, Case Management.
question about that! I am looking at Rio Salado's stats class right now - what was the format of the class?

How many weeks did it take to complete? & was everything done online? homework, tests, quizzes, final?

thanks :) & congrats on the A !!

Hi,

It was all online with due dates for the weekly assignments and quizzes, the work was explained step by step in the textbook. There is a midterm and final. When I took it, the instructor permitted us to complete the weekly assignments andquizzes as quickly as we could, there was no need to wait for each weekly due date. It was offered over 8 weeks or 14 weeks. I took it over 8 weeks. The mid term and final are timed.

I highly recommend it

The book was very good w/ explaining each concept.

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Great!

Did you feel that the 8 weeks was cramming a lot of information in? Or did you feel that it was do-able?

Also, do you recieve grades for homework? Or are your only two grades the midterm and final?

One more question - does Rio Salado need exams to be proctored? Or are they just taken at home?

I really appreciate your help :)

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Specializes in ICU, CVICU, Case Management.

All assignments were part of the grade received. As I stated before, the class is entirely online, all assignments including midterm and final.

It was do-able, because I did it,;) but I am also pretty focused and love details, so what may be do-able for me may be a bit much for others.

No, I didn't feel as if the information was crammed in the 8 week session. The textbook did an excellent job and I thoroughly grasped the concepts. The class is offered in a 14 week session( or maybe it's 16 weeks) so you can learn it at a slower pace if it better suits your style.

Take a look at the website . Or consider a local community college that offers:) online classes as well. Don't let proctored exams keep you from pursuing a course. It only involves going to the local library, showing your ID and getting the librarian to sign off on a form. I did a different online class while a travel nurse and took a proctored exam. Unless the process has changed, I didn't think of it as a big obstacle.

Good luck in your choice, take care

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