statistic vs calculus

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Bach Nguyen

DISC 346

Dr. Syeom.

Statistic Vs Calculus. Which one is worth?

I foun myself intereste in researching information a!out statistic an then I as"e

myself a!out what I i in the #ast. I stuie Calculus in the #ast$ an it was %ery har. In my

min$ I ha%e !een com#aring !etween statistic an calculus. While most high school are oing a#

calculus test$ there are few high school start oing a# statistic test. &ore school !elie%e that if we

!ring real'life e(#erience into math can ma"e it more interesting to stuents) Chui$ *. +,-+

&oreo%er$ /merican stuents foun that math with real life e(#erience coul !e easier to stuy$

an statistic math is more useful for stuent when it a##ly to stuents0 real life e(#eriences than

calculus. Calculus in the other sie is har for stuents !ecause stuents get in trou!le in imaging

the solutions for #ro!lems. 1herefore$ Decision on ta"ing calculus !efore statistic or ta"ing

statistic first than calculus is "in of ifficulty for #eo#le. Statistic an Calculus are in ifferent

area of mathematics$ an !oth of them ha%e ifferent a%antages an isa%antages.

2irstly$ Calculus is #ro#er mathematics. It is elegant$ an neat$ an you get right

answers. 5ou on0t ha%e to write sentences. %er7 &ost of the #ro!lems are nice an theoretical$

so you on0t ha%e to eal with wor #ro!lems. 1he teachers li"e Calculus$ an fight o%er who

gets to teach it. 1hey feel confient in what they are oing. 1hey ha%e taught it for years an

on0t nee to o anything new. 1here are oceans of on'line %ieos$ games an resources to hel#

stuents. 8han acaemy %ieos are useful. But you on0t nee to ha%e access to the com#uter

room to o calculus. 9arents are more li"ely to "now calculus )though well forgotten than

statistics. Calculus is neee for im#ortant su!:ects such as engineering$ #hysics an;


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can0t thin" what else7 =h yes > more calculus. It is a goo mental isci#line that hel#s with

#ro!lem'sol%ing s"ills. It can !e #retty fun if well taught. Besies #eo#le tell me that statistics is

the easy o#tion for #eo#le who can0t o calculus. =n the other sie$ Statistics relates to life. It is

messy an often the answers aren0t clear$ so inter#retation an thin"ing are im#ortant. 5ou will

nee to write re#orts an e(#ress yourself on #a#er. 1his will hel# you e%elo# your critical

thin"ing s"ills an communication s"ills. 5ou ha%e to unerstan conte(tual material such as

!iology$ economics or s#ort. Inno%ati%e teachers are e(cite a!out the changes in the

curriculum$ an are em!racing the new material as an o##ortunity to learn an e%elo#

themsel%es as well as you. /s New ealan is leaing the worl !y introucing resam#ling$

ranomisation$ !ootstra##ing an time series analysis at high school le%el$ the on'line resources

are few$ !ut those e(tant )an in our #i#eline are focusse for your use. 9arents are not familiar

with statistics$ !ut will fin what you are oing interesting. 5ou get to o most of your

calculations on the com#uter$ :ust as real statisticians o. 5ou will ne%er fin yourself as"ing

Why o we nee to learn this? !ecause it is o!%ious how it is a #art of your life. 5ou will !e

!etter a!le to iscern truth from lies on the internet. 5ou will fin yourself loo"ing at the worl

ifferently. Statistics is neee for many su!:ects@ #sychology$ !iology$ engineering$

management$ mar"eting$ meicine$ sociology$ eucation$ geogra#hy$ geology$ law an

:ournalism. It also wiens the #ossi!ilities in the stuy of arts su!:ects such as


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statistics incluing eciing a new location$ mar"eting the #rouct$ an estimating what the

#rofit will !e on a new #rouct. In &athematic$ &uch of math is !ase on #ro!a!ility an

theories$ an statistical methos hel# ma"e those mathematical theories that much more accurate.

sing a%erages$ is#ersions$ an estimation allows you to come u# with conclusions that are

closer to the real answer than :ust ta"ing a wil guess. In economics$ of course almost e%erything

will relate to statistic. . conomists use statistics to collect information$ analye ata$ an test

hy#otheses. elationshi#s !etween su##ly an eman an im#orts an e(#orts are foun using

statistical information. 1he same can !e sai for figuring out the inflation rate$ the #er ca#ita

income$ an e%en the national income account. Similarly to /ccounting$ /ccountants nee

!alancing an chec"ing accounts$ e(actness is %ery im#ortant$ !ut when using those re#orts to

ecie how well the com#any is oing an the trens within the !usiness. 5ou can also use

statistics in accounting to create #ro:ections for the ne(t fiscal year. In management an

aministration$ managers or su#er%ise usually loo" at statistic ata in orer to ma"e ecisions.

&ost feeral an #ro%incial !ugets are esigne u#on statistical ata !ecause it0s the most

accurate ata a%aila!le when estimating e(#ecte e(#enitures an re%enue. If #eo#le thin"

astronomy on0t relate to astronomy$ they are wrong. We coul not use ruler to calculate the

istance from earth to the sun. /stronomers use estimates an mathematical theories to e%ise

their !est guess to :ust how far items in the uni%erse are away from each other. 1hat how can

they calculate the s#ee of light into istance from this #lanet to the other.

Biology$ #hysics$

chemistry$ meteorology$ sociology$ communication$ an e%en information technology all use

statistics. 2or many of these categories$ the use of statistics in that fiel in%ol%es collecting ata$

analying it$ coming u# with a hy#othesis$ an testing that hy#othesis.


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/s the !enefits of statistic into our life$ I li"e to stuy statistic with realistic a!ility to real

life than calculus with com#licate num!ers. /ccouring to )F/C'&/1IN$ 8 he foun that

we shoul stuy statistic !efore calculus. Stuent shoul stuy which su!:ect we can relate to our

real life$ an teacher coul use realistic e(am#les to hel# stuents unerstaning the su!:ect.

Preferences:


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Chui$ *. )+,-3$ &arch -+. &B/s CanGt /ffor 1o n 1heir &ath ucation With Calculus.

etrie%e No%em!er -H$ +,-4$ from htt#@www.!usinessinsier.comwhy'statistics'is'worth'

more'than'calc'+,-3'3

F/C'&/1IN$ 8. )n... 1each Statistics Before Calculus? /n interesting iea !y /rthur

Ben:amin. etrie%e No%em!er +,$ +,-4$ from htt#@www.theanalysisfactor.comteach'

statistics'!efore'calculus'an'interesting'iea'!y'arthur'!en:amin

AIN=N$ N. )+,-4$ &ay -6. 1he Im#ortance of Statistics in &any Different 2iels.

etrie%e No%em!er +,$ +,-4$ from htt#[email protected]!logim#ortance'of'statistics
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