05-30-2018, 03:13 PM
Besides/in addition to Khan (Kahn?) Academy, can anyone recommend a good resource for "translating" math (specifically statistics) concepts to formulas? I'm working on the ALEKS Intro to Stats class, and I do just fine grasping the concepts -- as long as they're all in text. But then they shift to formulas and I have trouble understanding how they got from point A to point B. I need them to define the individual variables they're using within the formulas.
I don't mean mathematically defined; I mean linguistically defined (I guess). For instance, I need explanations like, "P stands for population. P1 is population 1; P2 is population 2. n represents..." In some cases, I'm not even completely certain which numbers are part of the actual equation and which are simply part of complex variable symbols.
If I could find a resource -- ideally something in text rather than video -- that would show me how the formula represents the concept, I'd be set.
I don't mean mathematically defined; I mean linguistically defined (I guess). For instance, I need explanations like, "P stands for population. P1 is population 1; P2 is population 2. n represents..." In some cases, I'm not even completely certain which numbers are part of the actual equation and which are simply part of complex variable symbols.
If I could find a resource -- ideally something in text rather than video -- that would show me how the formula represents the concept, I'd be set.
-Rachel
BS in Interdiscipl. Studies (Health Sci. + Beh. Sci. [Coaching] + Business) at Liberty U
Liberty U: 36 cred finished
LU ICE exam: 4 cred
Christopher Newport U: 2 cred
Amer. Coll. of Healthcare Sciences: 52 cred (+14 non-transferable)
Study.com: Pers Fin, Amer Gov
Shmoop: Bible as Lit, Lit in Media
SL: Bus. Ethics, IT Fundamentals, Intro to Religion, Intro to Comm, Intro to Sociology, Surv of World History, Engl Comp I&II
TECEP: Intro to Critical Reasoning (didn't transfer)
ALEKS: Intro Stats
BS in Interdiscipl. Studies (Health Sci. + Beh. Sci. [Coaching] + Business) at Liberty U
Liberty U: 36 cred finished
LU ICE exam: 4 cred
Christopher Newport U: 2 cred
Amer. Coll. of Healthcare Sciences: 52 cred (+14 non-transferable)
Study.com: Pers Fin, Amer Gov
Shmoop: Bible as Lit, Lit in Media
SL: Bus. Ethics, IT Fundamentals, Intro to Religion, Intro to Comm, Intro to Sociology, Surv of World History, Engl Comp I&II
TECEP: Intro to Critical Reasoning (didn't transfer)
ALEKS: Intro Stats