funny. ugh- stats. i'm an academic advisor, and all the students in our department have to take the dreaded stats class.
I loved my statistics class when I took it. The professor, however, made all the tests take home with long answers. He didn't care if you memorized the formulas, he wanted you to be able to interpret/explain the data.
Wife, mom, Ob/Gyn resident Sarah - 12/23/2008 Alex - 9/30/2011
"I say embrace the total geek in yourself and just enjoy it. Life is too short to be cool." - Shirley Manson, Garbage
funny. ugh- stats. i'm an academic advisor, and all the students in our department have to take the dreaded stats class.
I loved my statistics class when I took it. The professor, however, made all the tests take home with long answers. He didn't care if you memorized the formulas, he wanted you to be able to interpret/explain the data.
most of our students have problems not so much because it's stats, but, quite frankly, and i know it's terrible to say this... they can't understand the profs. almost every section is taught by a non-native speaker (from a variety of different countries). they may be good profs, but if the students can't understand what they're saying... well, that's just not good.
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I loved my statistics class when I took it. The professor, however, made all the tests take home with long answers. He didn't care if you memorized the formulas, he wanted you to be able to interpret/explain the data.
Sarah - 12/23/2008
Alex - 9/30/2011
"I say embrace the total geek in yourself and just enjoy it. Life is too short to be cool." - Shirley Manson, Garbage
most of our students have problems not so much because it's stats, but, quite frankly, and i know it's terrible to say this... they can't understand the profs. almost every section is taught by a non-native speaker (from a variety of different countries). they may be good profs, but if the students can't understand what they're saying... well, that's just not good.