Saturday, February 9, 2008

Chapter One.

Below are some amusing things from chapter one of the stats book. It may just be that I'm finding them funny because I have been studying for 7+ hours...
  • "82% of students who say they can't understand a book on statistics haven't tried reading it... so don't stop here!"
  • "[This book] can be a crutch to help you limp through what may seem like an unwelcome revisit to the sums of schooldays..."
  • "Addition, represented by the plus sign '+', is the process of putting two or more numbers together to make a sum or total."
  • "You may find it easy to manipulate figures in your head, or you may find such a skill impossible and marvel at those who possess it."
  • "If you do not already have a calculator you really need to get one."
  • "When you have your calculator the first thing that you should do is make sure you don't lose the instructions... As a safeguard it is a good idea to keep a photocopy of them in a safe place."
Jeesh... maybe this won't be as bad as I thought!

Source (in APA style, of course)
Buglear, John. (2000). Stats To Go: A Guide to Statistics for Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann.

2 comments:

Jordan said...

Niiice. I'd say you are all over this class. I wonder what S.A.G. thinks about it...I am sure she is laughing in the face of Johnnie Buglear right now. Who needs a calculator with a brain like mine?

I say you challenge yourself and shoot for highest grade in the class...

Stephanie said...

I love that I know what you mean by S.A.G.!!