ALEKS stats question

[Merlin]

Thank you!!   I need 14 more topics, which is doable, but I'm down to the wire now, with the ACE approval expiring at the end of this month.

APStatsGuy (@MrNystrom) on YouTube has been a lifesaver, along with Khan Academy videos.  But the "buttons" on the ALEKS calculator don't match the graphic calculator APStatsGuy uses, so I'm actually having to bypass the calculator for most of the more complex calculations, and do them by hand or use the tables.  Math muddles my brain (not sure if I have mild dyscalculia or am just generally not great at match), so I'm pretty pleased with my progress -- but a bit stressed about whether I'll finish this in time.

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And yes, I have notes all over the place! lol

I watched a few of the APStatsGuy videos as well when I was going through the Khan Academy material. I like his teaching style. Mr. Nystrom also approaches things in a slightly different way from Sal Khan, which helped me grok some of the topics I was struggling with understanding after viewing the Khan Academy video. I also found some online books (like Stats Without Tears) and websites (like Stat Trek) which helped fill in some blanks.

I also recommend looking at the John Wood videos. Or at least the ones that cover specific types of problems you're having issues with, or if you're having issues with the ALEKS calculator, for example. I don't like the teaching style as much, but they do work examples using ALEKS, and use the online calculator as part of it. I ended up having to watch one of those videos during the assessment since I just couldn't figure out what they wanted me to do, and without seeing a worked example from the John Wood material, I wouldn't have understood how to proceed. Once I did I realized it was something I already knew how to do, but was just presented in a way I didn't understand.

Good notes are important as well. I created more than 20 pages of them while watching the videos and reviewing online materials. I ended up putting everything in One Note, which is nice since I would type in stuff in and then use my pen & graphics tablet to add diagrams or annotations to help me understand things better. Or I'd grab images from the web and paste those in.

Its all about the time investment. You can get it done if you're able to put in the time. Now that I'm done with stats, I'm seeing if I can rush through trig before the end of the month.