Statistics

[barcotta]

It took me longer to prepare for this exam than any other I took, but overall the concepts are logical and success is attainable--particularly if you're at least average in math. Reading over the feedback in the Specific Exam Feedback section of this forum will give you a good idea of how best to prepare. I recommend you use IC and ONE book to prepare. You can pick which book based on the feedback. Then just learn each concept--in order--one at a time. Once you're done--make sure all the concepts listed in the DSST Fact Sheet have been covered (and make sure you get box and whisker plots etc.--again--see the specific feedback) and you're good to go. There are some concepts, such as chi-square, that I decided were beyond what I could grasp in the time I allotted myself (and I used TOO many study sources 'cause I was too cheap to buy one book) so I skipped it. I still passed with room to spare.

Also, based on the feedback, there appears to be a version of this test that is significantly easier than the version I took--so the luck of the draw can be your friend here too. So, if you have any good luck charms or favors you can call in from on high--you should try it there.

Good luck!