Posted by noa on February 16, 2002, at 13:29:43
In reply to Stats Class, posted by Shar on February 14, 2002, at 10:51:06
I am sure that the level of proficiency required for educators, social workers, etc. (unless you are going into research or evaluation) is not much. I think if they provided the formulas for Shar's advanced classes, they wouldn't require you to actually do complicated formulas for a basic applied stats class. The computer does everything for you anyway. I think all you need to become proficient in is knowing which test is appropriate for which set of data you are crunching, or to be able to evaluate whether a research article you are reading is any good.
Also, remember that the likelihood is that a program in sw will have more than a few other people like you who are going into the field for many reasons, none of which is their superb math skills (even if some have them).
Besides, you could ask for help here--so many smart people here at Babble.
But all this might be besides the point, because it sounds like your real passion is to study literature, to which I say, Go For It!
BTW, I think if I had to take stats, I would want Shar as a teacher.
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