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Is statistics or calculus better for college?
With the exception of math majors, most first-year college students would be far better off taking a statistics course rather than a calculus course. A student who understands statistics has an advantage over those who do not. Understanding statistics can be useful in college, employment, and in life.
Should I take pre calculus or statistics?
If you struggled in regular pre-calculus and have an academic interest that would not benefit from some exposure to calculus while in high school (humanities, social sciences, etc.), you probably would take statistics.
Is college statistics a hard class?
Statistics has gotten a reputation for being a very hard class, especially when taken in college, because it combines math concepts in order to form an analysis of a data set that can be used to understand an association in the data (whoo that was a mouthful).
Do you need precalculus for college?
Most colleges will expect you to complete at minimum algebra, algebra II, and geometry. Some may also require trigonometry or pre-calculus. There are also non-advanced math courses available, such as precalculus or regular-level calculus.
Should I take precalculus in college?
Pre-calculus is necessary if you are planning to take any additional mathematics that focus on the calculus stream, but college algebra is often the last stop in any mathematics courses. If you plan on attempting a major in which not much (or very little) math is required, you could go ahead with the college algebra.
Is Pre Calc or AP stats easier?
Statistics (the AP course) in my opinion is a slightly less challenging class than pre-calc. I am enrolled in both of these classes right now at the high school level. Statistics (the AP course) in my opinion is a slightly less challenging class than pre-calc.
Is precalculus harder to learn than modern stats?
Modern stats requires thorough understanding of calculus let alone precalculus. Id say the latter is much easier. Now in terms of high school curriculum, it’s possible that stats is taught without much rigor, which makes it a rote memorization subject, hence “easier” for many people.
Should I take statistics or Pre-Calculus?
Considering that you aren’t very fond of math, I would take statistics. Pre-calculus is highly based on algebra and trigonometry. It requires you to think abstractly about problems and apply multiple skills acquired throughout the course. Ultimately, this is a Calculus preparation course. Statistics is more number based.
How hard is Statistics in high school?
Statistics is much easier in my opinion. I’m in AP statistics at my high school it’s very easy. The only thing that can be confusing is probability, but other than that it’s easy. Stats is calculator based for the most part it’s pretty much common.
Should I take AP Stats OR precal for a psychology major?
I would think AP Stats would be more beneficial than PreCal for a Psychology major, but there is a good chance colleges will have you take a Calculus course, so I’d recommend PreCal. Precalc. Stats should be taken as a compliment to a core math class, not instead of.