<p>My college just said they are offering Statistics this summer.</p>
<p>I want to take Stats b/c UCSB wants it for "Economics and Accounting" majors.</p>
<p>I can either take it this coming summer as a 5 week session class or during Spring 2012. But the thing is I'll be taking Stats while I'm also taking Calculus 2 (plus Korean II plus an undecided Arts/Humanities class) and I'm worried that it'll be too much math for me. And it's also very important that I get a good grade in Calc 2 (my first choice is UCLA Bus Econ).</p>
<p>So what's the better choice, in your guys' opinion? Statistics in a 5 week session, or Statistics in a full-length session while taking ~13 other units including multivariable calc?</p>
<p>Personally, I’m not a fan of summer classes. The material is really condensed and I get lazy sitting in a classroom for 4 hours every weekday of the week. With that said, it depends on you. </p>
<p>I think stats is a pretty doable math class and it’s not really challenging like some of the other math classes so I think you would do fine if you decide to take it over the summer.</p>
<p>Based on your Calculus schedule, I assume that you’ve already taken pre-Calc:</p>
<p>Lower division statistics is one of the easiest math classes you will ever take from now on. Statistics during the summer will be a compressed course load, but when the math is intermediate algebra level, that isn’t a problem. If anything, it will actually be useful since you will still be thinking about math despite having a 5 month break.</p>
<p>Statistics it’s just plugging numbers into simple equations. I’d rather get it out of the way, personally. It’s not a class where the added length would aid you in understanding.</p>
<p>^Figure out if it’s Statistics for Social Sciences (AKA Psych Stats, generally taught out of the Psychology Department) or if it’s Math Statistics, and then figure out which UCSB prefers. </p>
<p>Social Science Statistics focuses more on the analysis–we used SPSS (a computer statistics program), but didn’t need a graphing calculator. UCLA only accepts Social Science Statistics for political science majors (but will accept either for IGETC).</p>
<p>Some CCCs only offer Math Statistics, but if yours offers both, and UCSB doesn’t prefer Math Statistics, then I’d recommend Social Science Statistics. Not only is it easier, but it is sometimes preferred.</p>
<p>A few things to consider: Basic Statistics may not be difficult to comprehend but if a full term of it is compressed into 5 weeks you will be spending a lot of time on it. Of the three course Calculus sequence most students who have problems with it encounter them in Calculus II rather than Calculus III. I am of northern European descent but took Japanese language through Japanese III in college. Korean is very similar to Japanese which was extremely time consuming for me.</p>
<p>I took it during the winter with another class and it was relatively easy! It’s better to take classes that are not very interesting during the short semesters.</p>
<p>@poserbruin: Stats is WAY easier than calculus. I took it in a 6-week winter semester and can tell you I had a TON of free time because of how easy it was and got a high A. </p>
<p>I am a science major and I’m use to taking 2-3 “hard” classes per semester but Statistics is not even moderately difficult. It is easier than Algebra.</p>
<p>Take it in the 5-week semester for sure, 100%</p>
<p>Alright guys, thanks for the insight. I’m registered for the class already. Some ppl say that Stats is just memorizing formulas and then doing arithmetic calculations. Is that not too far off?</p>
<p>Do yall think this would be a big bother if I decide to get an internship during the summer? Likely something Accounting or Economics related. Should be manageable, right?</p>
<p>^Should absolutely be managable. In fact, I think you might be a little bored if you only took stats. Taking stats and doing some type of internship/volunteering sounds like a much better schedule and a better use of your time to me!</p>