Statistics! Yea!

Well, after a month off, we're back in the swing of things, so to speak. And that brings us to today's topic, statistics, otherwise known as "oh man, I forgot some of this stuff..."

Now don't get me wrong---I'm actually interested in statistics. The nerd part of me dissected statistics as a kid through sports. Today, I use it all the time with sports that I play in as well as coach. I think it's why I don't mind teaching it, and part of statistics is what drove me to like Math in the first place.

That being said, oh man, I forgot how technical it can get. I had nice flashbacks from high school and college of just saying "Huh?" to myself during class. No offense to the professor (who I know has to read this), as it was nothing personal. I had simply forgotten some of the skills that I attained many years ago. So now here I sit, trying to remember some of the vocabulary that I've forgotten (not the stuff that I still teach, like mean, median, and mode, but your more obscure terms, like standard deviation...)

So, I'm sure I'm not the only one who felt a LITTLE overwhelmed, but I doubt that will be the last time that happens during this graduate course. I am hoping to see how to intertwine this with the study that I plan to begin in 2 weeks. I'm sure that the next time you read this, I'll hopefully be a little bit as ease.

As always, questions, concerns, or criticisms can be posted below.