(05-18-2020, 01:54 PM)LongRoad Wrote:You could get by just learning how to use excel for stats. They allow Microsoft excel. For me it was convenient because I had a lot of experience using an nspire cas calculator for college algebra, precalc, etc. as long as you have a calculator with a and t distribution functions you should be fine, though I think you can do it ALL in excel if you become proficient. Pretty sure excel has everything.(05-18-2020, 01:12 PM)anewmanx Wrote: I took aleks introduction to statistics ($20 if you finish in a month) and then took Straighterline Business stats. Straighterline was a touch more difficult as it covered more material and had some more theory questions. I chose the business stats at Straighterline vs their introduction to stats simply because they allowed the use of a graphing calculator on that course and it was open book. A graphing calculator with spreadsheets like an Napier was a Godsend. I do believe Straighterline also allows the use of excel which would deeply simplify your life on hr final. It was by no means easy, but I was able to do it and aleks in 12 days. I needed Straighterline as a prerequisite for a school I’m applying to, the aleks was a freebie since I had paid the $20 to use it as a study aid for Straighterline.
Thank you for the very specific feedback on straighterline, anewmanx. Graphing calculator? Aak! That will be a first. It's never too late to learn, I suppose.
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Straighterline Business Statistics vs Introduction to statistics
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05-19-2020, 03:46 AM
(05-18-2020, 07:08 PM)anewmanx Wrote: You could get by just learning how to use excel for stats. They allow Microsoft excel. For me it was convenient because I had a lot of experience using an nspire cas calculator for college algebra, precalc, etc. as long as you have a calculator with a and t distribution functions you should be fine, though I think you can do it ALL in excel if you become proficient. Pretty sure excel has everything. Not quite on topic, but I remember that one version of Excel had a version of MS Flight Simulator built in as an Easter Egg.
05-19-2020, 07:16 AM
Rachel83az, I know I sound like the dowager countess is Downton Abbey, ("What is a weekend?") but what is an "Easter Egg?" I hear the term applied to movies, and now to software programs, and it has something to do with something hidden.
Anewmanx, thanks for the clear advice. I may just brush up on my Excel skills.
05-19-2020, 09:47 AM
(05-19-2020, 07:16 AM)LongRoad Wrote: Rachel83az, I know I sound like the dowager countess is Downton Abbey, ("What is a weekend?") but what is an "Easter Egg?" I hear the term applied to movies, and now to software programs, and it has something to do with something hidden. Software, same thing. It's something hidden that you need to find by performing a particular set of actions. This one was in Excel 97: https://eeggs.com/items/29841.html |
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