Learned nothing, but somehow got an A

[Oncie]

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I just finished an intro to stats course and managed to get an A in it. I don't really feel like I learned anything though. Anyone else ever got this feeling from previous classes? Hopefully this info never comes back.

 

[ChrisMack390]

Statistics is largely common sense, especially at the intro level.

 

[philosonista]

Yes, I too felt that I learned nothing from my intro stats class, as well as any online courses.

It is sad. But it's great for courses where you have no interest in the subject and just need it to fulfill requirements. Online courses are very, very easy.

 

[CognitiveCheese]

Well, if you can at least remember why reading into standard deviation is important, that will definitely help you when reading admission statistics. lol I felt that way when I finished Stats the first time, but the thing with stats is that you actually go over it again and again. If you took another Stats class in the future, you would be surprised how easily the things you actually put work into would come back to you. Advanced stats is basically concepts from elementary stats put into a nut-shell and done on itself.

It will come back if you ever get to doing research.

 

[Mad Jack]

All the time. All I remember from undergrad is how to mix drinks.

 

[Psai]

take harder classes

 

[Spector1]

That's pretty common for undergraduate courses in my experience.

 

[HybridEarth]

Stats will most definitely come back in your medical career lol

 

[deleted577188]

Take the A and run with it. You're not trying to be a statistician are you?

 

[Moose A Moose]

Neat.

Shoulda manned up and taken a real math, Mr. Prodigy.

 

[Holmwood]

The stats class I had made you do everything by hand which is pointless, but it's part of the curriculum...
The important parts were my computer lab section where they gave you different data sets and you had to know how to analyze/interpret it using spss.

 

[mehc012]

All the time. All I remember from undergrad is how to mix drinks.

Really? Cuz I mostly learned how NOT to mix drinks, lol!

 

[altblue]

I learned nothing from my gen eds, pretty much

 

[The Cheat]

Lots of my Stat classes had a pretty useless prof. I learned everything on my own and kept all the material saved just in case I had to reference it in the future. Stats are every where though, especially as the world becomes more appreciative of analytics. You can get good at Stats on your own.