Due to a schedule change we are jumping right into CEdO540 and we will be taking 535 in September. 540 is all about Statistics. I have never actually had a formal statistics class before, so much of this subject will be new to me. I have had enough science and other classes though so I think I will be able to keep up fairly well.
I have used statistics many times in my job, including calculating the reliability of computer systems, figuring out the capacity of a system and projecting it into the future so we know when we will have to upgrade, and of course figuring out budgets. However I will need to spend some time learning all of the formal terms around it, such as mean, median, mode, and of course standard deviation. My biggest problem is just keeping all of the "m" words straight. Hopefully I won't confuse them. I think this will be a good course however. As they said in the video, statistics can help describe any part of your job or life. You just need to figure out what you want to measure, and how best to collect that data, whether it is grades, class performance, research, or anything else. This class will help to do those things.
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