Liz CA Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I will take a statistics course at the medium 200 level at the university. While I have basic statistics knowledge, I don't know if a higher level requires advanced algebra? If so, I will have to review algebra (I still have the books from homeschooling) since I don't use many algebraic concepts in my work / daily life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 If there is a prerequisite, look at what it is -- usually it's intermediate or college algebra, sometimes business calculus. If there is no prerequisite, ask the department that teaches the stats class what they would recommend. Stats classes vary too widely for anyone here to give you a really useful answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I'd say at least algebra I, maybe II. Although I sucked at Algebra II and did fine, not only in basic stats, but in 2-3 upper level stats classes as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 If there is a prerequisite, look at what it is -- usually it's intermediate or college algebra, sometimes business calculus. If there is no prerequisite, ask the department that teaches the stats class what they would recommend. Stats classes vary too widely for anyone here to give you a really useful answer. I agree. I don't really remember algebra being used in statistics much and I took 8000-9000 level grad classes. Statistics was a horse of a different color. It was kind of fun then, pre-kids, when I had useable brain cells. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 My daughter had through Algebra II, and is currently taking Elementary Statistics at college. She is doing very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 I agree. I don't really remember algebra being used in statistics much and I took 8000-9000 level grad classes. Statistics was a horse of a different color. It was kind of fun then, pre-kids, when I had useable brain cells. ;) Very encouraging. If algebra / calculus was required I would have to work through some stuff again that I would rather not do, but the statistics I had so far have not been a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I took just Geometry and Algebra I back in the day, and did just fine in college statistics. (It was necessarily a breeze, but I did okay.) One of my daughters is taking it now, and she had math through Algebra II. She is finding statistics to be quite easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Just check the prerequisites - they should be listed in the description. Basic stats courses may not have prerequisites at all, but higher-level stats courses are typically calc-based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Well, I was enrolled in Statistics, but looking back mine was a 300 level course? Not sure if that makes a difference. I was taking a heavy work load and homeschooling and did not have enough time to devote to that course. I withdrew I believe in that first week. I probably could have done just fine with a 3/4 class load or even a full load if I hadn't had Literature same semester. It was a very bad semester. I think it depends on overall amount of time a student has to devote to courses. I found it to be proof heavy and time consuming. However, I didn't try too hard, said I didn't have time for it at the time and just withdrew. HA.. such a motivational answer ;) eta: It wasn't that I COULDN'T do it.. just ugh. Didn't have the motivation to do it with my other course load. I understood all I was doing. I had through Algebra II in high school and had completed College Algebra before hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5of5 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Very encouraging. If algebra / calculus was required I would have to work through some stuff again that I would rather not do, but the statistics I had so far have not been a problem. Wait! As PP's have said, check the prerequisites! Something titled, for example, "Introduction to Mathematical Statistics" likely needs calculus. Applied stats courses, though, typically don't require a lot of deep math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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