05-27-2021, 04:19 PM
Provider: Study.com
Course: Statistics 101: Principles of Statistics
Course content: Material is presented in video format with Quizzes following each lesson. The quizzes can be re-taken. You should aim to score 100% on all of the quizzes. No other text book or material is required; however, I highly recommend watching YouTube videos on the topics that are difficult.
Final exam format: Multiple choice with 60 questions. You have 2 hours to complete the final exam.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: The final exam was difficult. Some of the questions were repeated from the "Final Practice Exams" available on Study.com. There are three Final Practice Exams on Study.com. My recommendation is to attempt all 3 exams and ensure you have a good understanding of the topics being questioned. I would say all of the questions, on the final exam, were covered in the course. However, the breadth of the course, along with memorizing formulas, definitions, terms and concepts made the final exam very difficult to tackle.
Time taken on course: I spent about 4 weeks taking the course and studying for the final exam.
Familiarity with subject before course: I had never taken a statistics class before; however, I have taken Calculus I, II and III. I've also taken Differential Equations. I would have failed miserably if I had not prepared. This is a tough course.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know:
Content: I found the videos to be very confusing. The content is difficult. Since the videos have different authors, I felt there was no consistency in the delivery of the topics; it lacked a logical progression of teaching.
Videos: supplement the content in the course with YouTube and Khan Academy videos. Watch videos on a specific topic and make sure you do problems to get a better understanding. Khan Academy also has topic-specific problems.
Quizzes: aim for a 100% score on each quiz, to eliminate the need to get a high score on the final exam. For example, since I had a 99% final score on all the quizzes, I was required to get only a 56% on the final exam, to pass the course. For the quizzes, you are allowed 3 attempts (they are the same 5 questions and answers, for each attempt).
Calculator: go online and learn how to use the Desmos Scientific Calculator. You will have access to this calculator on the final exam. So, become familiar with using the calculator to calculate the mean, standard deviation (sample), standard deviation (population), permutations, combinations, and factorials. If you need help using the calculator, there are good Youtube videos available to help with the use of the Desmos calculator.
Flash Cards: flash cards are available, at the end of the course. You should use them to study terms, definitions and formulas.
1-10 Difficulty level: 10 (I was very worried about passing the final exam; in the end, I received a 73% (44/60) on the final exam but I studied harder than I've studied for any other study.com course).
Course: Statistics 101: Principles of Statistics
Course content: Material is presented in video format with Quizzes following each lesson. The quizzes can be re-taken. You should aim to score 100% on all of the quizzes. No other text book or material is required; however, I highly recommend watching YouTube videos on the topics that are difficult.
Final exam format: Multiple choice with 60 questions. You have 2 hours to complete the final exam.
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: The final exam was difficult. Some of the questions were repeated from the "Final Practice Exams" available on Study.com. There are three Final Practice Exams on Study.com. My recommendation is to attempt all 3 exams and ensure you have a good understanding of the topics being questioned. I would say all of the questions, on the final exam, were covered in the course. However, the breadth of the course, along with memorizing formulas, definitions, terms and concepts made the final exam very difficult to tackle.
Time taken on course: I spent about 4 weeks taking the course and studying for the final exam.
Familiarity with subject before course: I had never taken a statistics class before; however, I have taken Calculus I, II and III. I've also taken Differential Equations. I would have failed miserably if I had not prepared. This is a tough course.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know:
Content: I found the videos to be very confusing. The content is difficult. Since the videos have different authors, I felt there was no consistency in the delivery of the topics; it lacked a logical progression of teaching.
Videos: supplement the content in the course with YouTube and Khan Academy videos. Watch videos on a specific topic and make sure you do problems to get a better understanding. Khan Academy also has topic-specific problems.
Quizzes: aim for a 100% score on each quiz, to eliminate the need to get a high score on the final exam. For example, since I had a 99% final score on all the quizzes, I was required to get only a 56% on the final exam, to pass the course. For the quizzes, you are allowed 3 attempts (they are the same 5 questions and answers, for each attempt).
Calculator: go online and learn how to use the Desmos Scientific Calculator. You will have access to this calculator on the final exam. So, become familiar with using the calculator to calculate the mean, standard deviation (sample), standard deviation (population), permutations, combinations, and factorials. If you need help using the calculator, there are good Youtube videos available to help with the use of the Desmos calculator.
Flash Cards: flash cards are available, at the end of the course. You should use them to study terms, definitions and formulas.
1-10 Difficulty level: 10 (I was very worried about passing the final exam; in the end, I received a 73% (44/60) on the final exam but I studied harder than I've studied for any other study.com course).
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