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why does statistics have such a bad reputation?

I'm studying statistics now and finding it fun... I haven't found anyone who enjoys statistics... most college students figure out ways to get out of it...
but it's actually really interesting and cool...
why does it have such a bad reputation?

Reply 1

BJack

19

Probably because it's seen by most as dull number-crunching. And let's be fair, it is at times.

Reply 2

GavinMcG91

14/11 of people find it confusing.

Reply 3

LearningMath

14

Uh.... it doesnt.... where i live. Much prefer doing stats to mechanics...

Reply 4

Jerking My Gerking

14

I love stats and find mechanics okkish. I have to do up to M3 :eek3:

Reply 5

rapha

2

I didn't know it had a bad reputation. :s-smilie:

Reply 6

rapha

2

GavinMcG91

14/11 of people find it confusing.

Reply 7

Roobagnall

13

I was always under the impression that mechanics was harder than stats.

Reply 8

Don.k

Roobagnall

I was always under the impression that mechanics was harder than stats.

I also am under the same impression I feel this .

Reply 9

Myotherone

Roobagnall

I was always under the impression that mechanics was harder than stats.

yes i consider it to be that way,

people dont like stats because they dont find it interesting and they think its a bit pointless

Reply 10

becky.fm

18

Roobagnall

I was always under the impression that mechanics was harder than stats.

That's because it is :p:

But lots of people would disagree.. i personally prefer stats anyways.

Reply 11

Prokaryotic_crap

18

I like stats but based on the ppl in my maths class, stats is not popular because it costs you valuable marks in the exams if you choke. For instance, if you made an error in a small part of your working out, your whole answer would be wrong. So it is tedious, you have to enter the exact value of the part of the answer to the calculator to get the answer they want e.g. if say you have 2.55987321 as part of the answer and you have to multiply it by 2, you have to multiply by 2 the exact figure and not say, 2.56 or 2.5587321 (missing a digit in this case a 9 between the 5 and the 8). Sorry if you don't understand i'm abit crap at my wording lol

Reply 12

x y z

12

I did statistics as part of my Maths A level and I didn't find anyone in the class who liked it. It was just so boring and I didn't get it.

Reply 13

Clarfairy

i always thought that more people preferred stats to mechanics o_O
i cant stand stats. i suck at it, i dont enjoy it, i cant remember any of the things for it, i find it kinda pointless and my teacher for it sucked. oh, and i got less than 50% in my exams in stats which pulled my average riiiiiight down and almost made me fail. O_O
*waves of hate*

Reply 14

DominF

2

I found mechanics and stats equally hard. I'm helpful like that.

Reply 15

Cexy

Because people don't realise that the study and application of statistics is the ONLY way to get reliable knowledge about the world, and assess how that knowledge supports or refutes theories and hypotheses about how the world works.

Until you realise this simple fact, it's unlikely that you'll see much worth in the study of statistics and probability.

Reply 16

_Mazza_

12

I did Stats at A-Level, pretty easy, if you get some numbers wrong you still get loads for working. Also some simple questions are over 10 marks, or something ridiculous like that for just constructing a confidence interval.

Reply 17

123monster

OP

11

Cexy

Because people don't realise that the study and application of statistics is the ONLY way to get reliable knowledge about the world, and assess how that knowledge supports or refutes theories and hypotheses about how the world works.

Until you realise this simple fact, it's unlikely that you'll see much worth in the study of statistics and probability.