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Who hates stats? (pg. 3)
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| yankeeBaby |
| quote: | Originally posted by VERTiG0
All mathematics are the devil's work and nobody will ever, EVER change my mind. |
LMFAO...You are funny, my friend:haha: :haha:
haha Oh Lisa don't get carried away because as soon as you say that you will get to the next chapter, not know a damn thing, and wanna throw the stat book at the wall :)
(btw if you need verbal help, I got an A in all three stat classes I have taken) ;) :) |
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| Dufouria |
| quote: | Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
I hate stats. |
i have it next semester. Phipps :( |
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| DJ_Science |
| quote: | Originally posted by MarkT
the greastest benefit, IMHO, to studying stats is understanding how easily they can be manipulated to suit someone's purposes. |
I am not so sure about this. Every time I have seen an example of someone manipulating stats is an example of them doing the analysis incorrectly. Usually, a proper statistical treatment shows this right away. |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dufouria
i have it next semester. Phipps :( |
308?
the intermediate one?
and thanks Kelly...I'll let ya know! |
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| ChocolateTrance |
| quote: | Originally posted by tonybologna
Organizational behaviour, human resource management on the other hands makes me want to throw up. Too much fuzzy, gray area. Constant jibberish about how people interact with other people. At the end of the day, no one knows what the hell they were supposed to learn in class. Its just all bull. In my opinion, if you can't put a number to something, then it is worthless. |
haha... I agree with this one.... I have to take at least two of those courses for my program and I'm starting to get the feeling that putting them off won't make them go away... I should just get them over with this year
as for stats, I like it :) |
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| Goashem |
^^oh god how i agree
every class where there is a definite answer to a question is good. if a class requires that the answer to a question is left to the interpertation of the reader that class should NOT be marked by tests! |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by MarkT
the greastest benefit, IMHO, to studying stats is understanding how easily they can be manipulated to suit someone's purposes. |
so true
"There are three types of lies - lies, damn lies, and statistics." |
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| psychosomatica |
| so... i wrote an econometrics midterm... the prof sends out the answers.. lo and behold... i dont get a single one right :) THAT is stats. --> I <-- have a reason to hate stats :p |
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| TheVrk |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
stats are excellent. |
Me=stats junkie |
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| Mag1k |
hate stats....
with a deep passion |
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| m2j |
| quote: | Originally posted by [NFC]Wave
9/10 TA's will say you should get back to work instead of posting on TA. |
LOL
+1
but yes, math in general is a bitch... unless its easy, or you just get it... otherwise its hell... |
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| MarkT |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ_Science
I am not so sure about this. Every time I have seen an example of someone manipulating stats is an example of them doing the analysis incorrectly. Usually, a proper statistical treatment shows this right away. |
perhaps I wasn't clear...it's not that good statistical analysis is "wrong" or faulty...but the inferences people draw from them are often shady.
"9/10 clubbers take drugs!" could be a headline in a newspaper to support banning raves/after hours clubs. But...if in those 9, they are counting people who drink coffee and smoke cigarettes, THAT is a gross manipulation of the otherwise "true" statistic ;)
then factor in sketchy data gathering techniques, poor reliability, research bias, etc...and you see that any given stat, on its own and without qualification, can be *very* misleading.
| quote: | Originally posted by verndogs
so true
"There are three types of lies - lies, damn lies, and statistics." |
lol...indeed :D |
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