<p>I have read about people on here saying this is such an easy course that can be self studied but I am taking a class and still having difficulty. We are using "The Practice of Statistics" textbook and although it explains well, I feel like the examples on the classroom tests are completely new to me so I have difficulty on tests even though I understand the textbook. </p>
<p>Does anyone who took AP Stats have any advice? I am using the Barrons review book as well and I get about half of the questions right on the first try lol. But I understand the correct answers after reading the explanations =]</p>
<p>But yea, I really want to raise my average in this class so any advice would be appreciated!</p>
<p>bump! can anyone help?</p>
<p>I am taking this class and have a B average, using thesame book.</p>
<p>Do you have a graphing calculator? Most likely if your taking STAT. </p>
<p>The only thing I really can till you is its 60% reading, 20% calculator, 15% math, and 5% concentration.</p>
<p>You have to be able to read the question and fully understand it to be able to answer it correctly. Its really the only thing I can tell you. What are you having the most trouble with?</p>
<p>I’m also taking the class, and we use the same book, too.</p>
<p>I mean, according to my teacher, you have to “read to succeed” in this class. And really, it’s true–when you read a problem, you have to read it and fully understand it in order to answer it properly. AP Questions are often worded to trick you, and learning how to recognize vague/tricky wording is a good way to direct you to find the right answer.</p>
<p>I was just taking a test today, and a question said something like “So-and-so wants to find the probability that [something]. If it can be done, find the probability. If not, explain why not.”</p>
<p>I had a moment where I was about to just go ahead and find the probability by finding a z-score and all that jazz, but something about the way that the question was worded made me second guess myself–and I realized, after re-reading the context of the problem, that it was never stated that the distribution was normal–so I could not find the probability, and I had the reason why.</p>
<p>Statistics gets easier as you go along, I think. Everything builds, so just do your best right now and things will start to fall into place for you. :)</p>