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My pre-health advisor recommends me taking a Statistics course in preparation for the MCAT but I'm wondering how important it actually is on the MCAT? It looks like most of the schools currently on my list don't specifically require a stats course. I realize that stats would help me in the long run but adding a stats course would make my schedule a bit heavy. I've finished the Calculus series and have some basic stats knowledge (independent/dependent variables, p-value, R^2 value) through my intro bio course.
But if I really should take one, I wonder which one of the following would benefit me the best?
But if I really should take one, I wonder which one of the following would benefit me the best?
- Biostatistics for the Health Sciences: Introduction to statistical methods for students planning on majoring in health sciences. Uses case studies and examples from popular and scientific literature to introduce topics such as data description, study design, screening, estimation hypothesis testing, categorical data analysis, and regression. Emphasizes concepts and interpretation rather than computation or theory.
- Introduction to Statistical Methods: Survey of principles of data analysis and their applications for management problems. Elementary techniques of classification, summarization, and visual display of data. Applications of probability models for inference and decision making are illustrated through examples.
- Principles of Statistical Reasoning: Introduces statistical reasoning. Focuses primarily on the what and why rather than the how. Helps students gain an understanding of the rationale behind many statistical methods, as well as an appreciation of the use and misuse of statistics. Encourages and requires critical thinking.
