“Once you understand the essential terminology statistics uses,  like “sample” and “data,” you can apply the terms to concepts used to interpret and manipulate the information. Keep an eye out for these statistical terms as you learn how to make inferences, read scatterplots, and find correlations.”

“The difficulty of college statistics depends on your history with mathematics and what level of statistics you choose to take. When choosing a math course in college, many students are faced with a choice between statistics, college algebra, or calculus. While the second two are abstract mathematics primarily dealing with the concepts and theories behind the subject as a whole, statistics tends to have more real-world applications. “

“Whether or not you find statistics difficult depends on your subject knowledge and strengths. If you’ve historically struggled in math, you may find the equations and data analysis challenging. At the same time, however, learning statistics is largely about applying math to real-world situations and there isn’t always only one right answer. If you’re able to think critically and consider what the data means beyond the numbers, you may actually find statistics easy to digest! “