At the AA level you are going to take more advanced classes that deal with both math classes as you progress. You'll use stats in other classes more than discrete, such as quality assurance, production planning, etc.
Statistics or discrete math?
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You may not need the exact statistic if you transfer, because this statistic is probably not calculus based or advanced enough. However, still take it so if you transfer to a program that need statistic later you will be much better off, and only need to focus on the calculus or math rather than the concept.
Discrete math is useful if you ever want to go into control system or computer software development (yes, a lot of mech engineer turns into software guys later).
Discrete math is useful if you ever want to go into control system or computer software development (yes, a lot of mech engineer turns into software guys later).
Originally Posted By: bigmike
My guess is this class is statistics and probability?
This is what the class description says:
Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to theory and practice of statistics.
Collecting data: Sampling, observational and
experimental studies. Organizing data: Univariate and
bivariate tables and graphs, histograms. Describing
data: Measures of location, spread, and correlation.
Theory: Probability, random variables; binomial
and normal distributions. Drawing conclusions
from data: Confidence intervals, hypothesis testing,
z-tests, t-tests, and chi-square tests; one-way analysis
of variance. Regression and non-parametric methods.
My guess is this class is statistics and probability?
This is what the class description says:
Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to theory and practice of statistics.
Collecting data: Sampling, observational and
experimental studies. Organizing data: Univariate and
bivariate tables and graphs, histograms. Describing
data: Measures of location, spread, and correlation.
Theory: Probability, random variables; binomial
and normal distributions. Drawing conclusions
from data: Confidence intervals, hypothesis testing,
z-tests, t-tests, and chi-square tests; one-way analysis
of variance. Regression and non-parametric methods.
Originally Posted By: Loobed
Originally Posted By: bigmike
My guess is this class is statistics and probability?
This is what the class description says:
Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to theory and practice of statistics.
Collecting data: Sampling, observational and
experimental studies. Organizing data: Univariate and
bivariate tables and graphs, histograms. Describing
data: Measures of location, spread, and correlation.
Theory: Probability, random variables; binomial
and normal distributions. Drawing conclusions
from data: Confidence intervals, hypothesis testing,
z-tests, t-tests, and chi-square tests; one-way analysis
of variance. Regression and non-parametric methods.
Yep! Know it all well.
Good luck & don't be afraid to contact me if you're stuck!
Originally Posted By: bigmike
My guess is this class is statistics and probability?
This is what the class description says:
Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to theory and practice of statistics.
Collecting data: Sampling, observational and
experimental studies. Organizing data: Univariate and
bivariate tables and graphs, histograms. Describing
data: Measures of location, spread, and correlation.
Theory: Probability, random variables; binomial
and normal distributions. Drawing conclusions
from data: Confidence intervals, hypothesis testing,
z-tests, t-tests, and chi-square tests; one-way analysis
of variance. Regression and non-parametric methods.
Yep! Know it all well.
Good luck & don't be afraid to contact me if you're stuck!
I've taken both classes. I've never used discrete math, but I have used statistics+prob.
I used to seriously enjoy all forms of math class. And, I found discrete to be annoyingly boring. In fact, it was the only math course I disliked. It was also one of the few classes I failed to receive an "A" in.
The concepts were not difficult, but some test questions were tougher than I had time to solve.
I used to seriously enjoy all forms of math class. And, I found discrete to be annoyingly boring. In fact, it was the only math course I disliked. It was also one of the few classes I failed to receive an "A" in.
The concepts were not difficult, but some test questions were tougher than I had time to solve.
Originally Posted By: Loobed
Originally Posted By: bigmike
My guess is this class is statistics and probability?
This is what the class description says:
Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to theory and practice of statistics.
Collecting data: Sampling, observational and
experimental studies. Organizing data: Univariate and
bivariate tables and graphs, histograms. Describing
data: Measures of location, spread, and correlation.
Theory: Probability, random variables; binomial
and normal distributions. Drawing conclusions
from data: Confidence intervals, hypothesis testing,
z-tests, t-tests, and chi-square tests; one-way analysis
of variance. Regression and non-parametric methods.
I'd still recommend it over discrete math.
That class will get you ready for a senior level probability and statistics class. The engineers I knew working on their 4 year degree all took a junior level linear algebra class and a senior level statistics class. Not exactly sure what else, but I recall those 2 specifically.
Originally Posted By: bigmike
My guess is this class is statistics and probability?
This is what the class description says:
Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to theory and practice of statistics.
Collecting data: Sampling, observational and
experimental studies. Organizing data: Univariate and
bivariate tables and graphs, histograms. Describing
data: Measures of location, spread, and correlation.
Theory: Probability, random variables; binomial
and normal distributions. Drawing conclusions
from data: Confidence intervals, hypothesis testing,
z-tests, t-tests, and chi-square tests; one-way analysis
of variance. Regression and non-parametric methods.
I'd still recommend it over discrete math.
That class will get you ready for a senior level probability and statistics class. The engineers I knew working on their 4 year degree all took a junior level linear algebra class and a senior level statistics class. Not exactly sure what else, but I recall those 2 specifically.
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