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Does anyone have any tricks to remember the statistics formulas? I keep getting the formulas mixed up. From what I read the exam writers do mean things like use the wrong formulas to get the incorrect answers on the exam.
Additionally do I need to remember the tables or will they provide them during the exam? I've read a bunch of posts but I'm still a little foggy on the issue.
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fondue Wrote:Does anyone have any tricks to remember the statistics formulas? I keep getting the formulas mixed up. From what I read the exam writers do mean things like use the wrong formulas to get the incorrect answers on the exam.
Additionally do I need to remember the tables or will they provide them during the exam? I've read a bunch of posts but I'm still a little foggy on the issue.
Hi Fondue,
The best trick I can give you is to learn how to use your calculator. It will save you a lot of hardwork on the exam. You don't necessarily have to memorize the formulas, but you will need to understand what they are used for, and then use your calculator to actually do the math for you.
Make sure you know all the core concepts and the basic terminology like the back of you hand. Use your calculator to answer the calculation type questions, and you will be alright.
They provide the tables on the front of the exam (not formulas though). So you won't need to memorize any of the tables, you'll just need to know how to USE them to arrive at the correct answer (in conjunction with your calculator).
They didn't ask any trick questions. But they did sometimes provide answer options that WOULD be correct if you missed out a step in the formula (so watch out for that). Of course, if you know how to solve the problem using your calculator, missing out steps in the formula won't be much of an issue...and the joke will be on THEM.
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Hope that helps,
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I've seen more than one post from people who are worried about being able to remember statistics formulas. I'm taking a self-paced course from Penn Foster that Excelsior has approved for my BS/Liberal Arts degree. There are a total of 4 exams, one of which is the final. All are open book, and 3 are not proctored or timed. The final is timed at one hour, has approximately 20 questions, and you have to find a proctor for it. The material covered is less extensive than the DSST Statistics test. The course can be ordered by calling Tom Hunt at PennFoster: 800-233-0259, ext. 4104.
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Now that I have received my statistics score, I can safely answer this question.
What I did was made sure that I memorized the variance, standard deviation, z-score, r, slope and y-intercept equations. I already knew how to do probabilities, so that wasn't an issue for me. When I got into the test area, the very first thing I did was write the above equations on one of the scratch papers. This way, I didn't have to worry about trying to remember the equation later in the test after my brain had been thinking about something else.
For test prep materials, I used IC and the Complete Idiot's Guide to Statistics. I also had the CliffsNotes book on Statistics, but I didn't like it and I didn't use it much. I studied for exactly one week. My test center only tests on Tuesdays, so I am scheduling one test per week.
After 20 days of waiting, my Principles of Statistics score arrived today....
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SimonTam Wrote:After 20 days of waiting, my Principles of Statistics score arrived today....
78!
AWESOME SCORE!
You did fantastic.
Well done,
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all i can say it WOW! thanks for the tips. i'll use them. my test is coming up.
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