Throughout this year long class, I had no idea what statistics and probability was all about and I was pleasantly surprised. The beginning of the year was extremely easy for me, it was simply here is an equation plug in the values. Although the beginning was easy, the end of the year was much more of a challenge. Learning the words that are associated with the symbols in this class was a challenge in itself, but overall chapter eight was the most difficult this year. It was really difficult for me to figure out what equation to use with the information that they give me. I always knew how to use the equation, but I often used the wrong one.
I want to become a doctor of veterinary medicine so statistics and probability will only be partially beneficial in my overall career. Once again the information that we have worked with in the second semester will be helpful in my career. Determining how the population will be affected from a medicine using data from a sample could potentially lead to whether or not a medication would be safe for specific animals.
As stated earlier I expected this class to be extremely easy for me, with just simple equations and numbers given to you just like middle school math, there are six marbles in a bag what is the probability you pull out a green one? What I discovered was that statistics and probability are much more complicated than that. It challenged me as the chapters went on, but overall I enjoyed the class even if it was difficult learning conditions.
Unknowingly statistics and probability can have a big impact on our daily lives. Statistics and probability affect weather, sports, board games, and many others things as well. Without statistics we would not be able to accurately predict the weather and climate all around the world. There are many factors that go into determining weather and predicting it, thats why the weatherman is wrong sometimes. Statistics and probability can also be used in sports to predict whether a team will win, batting average, or even shooting percentage. All numbers within sports can be made into some sort of probability or statistic. Without you knowing there are probabilities and statistics all around. While walking through your day-to-day tasks try and think of other examples where statistics or probability might be used.
I want to become a doctor of veterinary medicine so statistics and probability will only be partially beneficial in my overall career. Once again the information that we have worked with in the second semester will be helpful in my career. Determining how the population will be affected from a medicine using data from a sample could potentially lead to whether or not a medication would be safe for specific animals.
As stated earlier I expected this class to be extremely easy for me, with just simple equations and numbers given to you just like middle school math, there are six marbles in a bag what is the probability you pull out a green one? What I discovered was that statistics and probability are much more complicated than that. It challenged me as the chapters went on, but overall I enjoyed the class even if it was difficult learning conditions.
Unknowingly statistics and probability can have a big impact on our daily lives. Statistics and probability affect weather, sports, board games, and many others things as well. Without statistics we would not be able to accurately predict the weather and climate all around the world. There are many factors that go into determining weather and predicting it, thats why the weatherman is wrong sometimes. Statistics and probability can also be used in sports to predict whether a team will win, batting average, or even shooting percentage. All numbers within sports can be made into some sort of probability or statistic. Without you knowing there are probabilities and statistics all around. While walking through your day-to-day tasks try and think of other examples where statistics or probability might be used.