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I am wondering if lacking math skills is detrimental to passing a statistics course in Psychology?
The reason I ask is because SAT scores show that that Psychology students are below average in both mathematics (492) and writing (496):
http://www.joshuakennon.com/sat-sco...ollege-major-show-teachers-are-below-average/
This indicates to me: a) You don't need to be very bright to study psychology, and
b) You don't need much of mathematic ability at all.
Yet, I have read of statistics being quite demanding.
So, will I, a mathematical noob, be fine in a psychology statistics course, or do I need preparation? SAT scores suggests that one doesn't even need to be average at math.
The reason I ask is because SAT scores show that that Psychology students are below average in both mathematics (492) and writing (496):
http://www.joshuakennon.com/sat-sco...ollege-major-show-teachers-are-below-average/
This indicates to me: a) You don't need to be very bright to study psychology, and
b) You don't need much of mathematic ability at all.
Yet, I have read of statistics being quite demanding.
So, will I, a mathematical noob, be fine in a psychology statistics course, or do I need preparation? SAT scores suggests that one doesn't even need to be average at math.