Stats Class #5

Well I am back to having my head spin. All the things that we have discussed in the past few weeks leave me in the dust again. I was happy that the last benchmark was a group one because it is nice to discuss ideas and thoughts with a partner, especially since everything is so foreign to me. I thought that I was on the right track, but now I am not so sure. One class to go, I think that I can make it through. I know that if I didn't have my notes to refer to I would really be sunk.

Stats Class #4

I was not there for much of class on Thursday due to the fact that I had curriculum night at my school. However, the short time I was there was reaffirming. I am beginning to feel comfortable with the stats "lingo". It really helps to have activities to do to apply what is being taught to real life situations. It is also helpful to work with the people in my group because sometimes they can explain it to me in a way that makes me understand. I have applied this to my class and have tried to use my high math students to be helpers for those who may struggle with a concept. The advanced students feel important and the strugglers appreciate the different point of view.

Stats Class #3

So, I will be he first one to admit that I am understanding things a little better this week. However, I feel a lot of my success is due to excel and using my notes. The more I seem to practice things, the better I am getting at understanding. I can see how everything is building on each other. I still admit that math is something that I am not good at, but thanks to excel, I feel pretty good. My group completed our project. It threw me for a loop because the data seemed to confuse me, but in the end we worked it out!!

Stats Class #2

So, I have now completed week two of stats class and I am not feeling much different. All I have to say is Excel is awesome! We went through how to calculate Standard Deviation in class and I understood the process (for the most part) but loved it when Excel did it the easy way. I feel good that I know how to do it both ways, but I am still nervous about the tests that we are supposed to take each week. I got through the first one, thanks to notes! I will continue to have an open mind, but know that math is always a struggle for me. My study group got a great start on our project, again Excel is awesome!!