Statistics are like garden gnomes, no matter how often you toss them over the fence, they always find their way back.
Well sometimes they are more like parasprites, but thankfully that is just sometimes.
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I know statistics, i just don't have an intention to listen to some dude ramble about it for a semester.Without knowing very much at all about you or your situation, I can almost guarantee that you don't actually know statistics in anything resembling a proficient capacity. It takes serious study to be able to successfully conceptualize (and, far more importantly, internalize) an understanding of statistics.
For example, something as fundamental to all of statistics as confidence intervals is actually a very subtle concept that many people who complete a full course in statistics still don't truly understand, and its importance is such that even a minor misunderstanding of what confidence intervals represent can result in a critical misunderstanding of what a given statistic actually means.
I agree with you 100%. It's just that i can't spend a whole semester listening to something i will, most probably, never use in my life. If it becomes important later on, i can pick it up again.
I'm 100% certain I'm not going anywhere near statistics, ever again.They will find you.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! <flees into the distance>
I agree with you 100%. It's just that i can't spend a whole semester listening to something i will, most probably, never use in my life. If it becomes important later on, i can pick it up again.I know statistics, i just don't have an intention to listen to some dude ramble about it for a semester.Without knowing very much at all about you or your situation, I can almost guarantee that you don't actually know statistics in anything resembling a proficient capacity. It takes serious study to be able to successfully conceptualize (and, far more importantly, internalize) an understanding of statistics.
For example, something as fundamental to all of statistics as confidence intervals is actually a very subtle concept that many people who complete a full course in statistics still don't truly understand, and its importance is such that even a minor misunderstanding of what confidence intervals represent can result in a critical misunderstanding of what a given statistic actually means.
College courses are (at worthwhile schools, and with some exceptions) more about teaching you how to think than about what to think. A good statistics class is a crash course in critical thought, which is an absolutely essential skill. If college is about spending four years assembling a personal, mental toolbox that you will be able to open up and find the correct set of tools to apply to whatever situation you find yourself in, graduating without a really robust set of critical thinking skills is like having a toolbox without a wrench in it.
"I'll never use it in my life," doesn't apply to college very often.
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Ok, maybe i need to clarify, i already took statistics once before (as this is my second try at college). I don't wanna take them again (and my previous ones are not acknowledged). I have an understanding of how they work, but not of the nuances. And I'm good that way. I really hope that i will not have to use them when i get a proper job.
My answers:
Which decade of life are you in? (11-20 counts as 2nd, 21-30 counts as 3rd, etc.)
5th
Are you male or female?
Male
Aside from geekdom, how many minority groups are you a member of? (LGBT, racial/ethnic, physically disabled, emotionally/mentally disabled, religious)
As far as official, recognized on federal forms minorities? None. As far as others go, I guess I'd say I'm a religious minority as in non-religious.
How financially comfortable are you?
3. I'm more-or-less comfortable.
In your experience, how big is the typical game group? (Including the GM.)
2. 4 to 6
3. 7 to 9
Do you play mostly private games, or mostly at public events?
Private
How often do you like to play D&D?
3. 2-3 times a month
How often do you play D&D?
3. 2-3 times a month
Are you mostly a DM or a player?
DM
Which edition was your introduction to D&D?
3. 1977 Basic Holmes Blue Box
I am most comfortable in…
2. suburban environments
Are you religious/spiritual?
3. Not at all.
How do you feel about sex education in primary school?
1. It should be mandatory and exhaustive.
How do you feel about gun sale taxes?
2. Tax the crap out of them.
How do you feel about personal gun licenses?
2. Make them hard to get and/or costly, and easily revokable.
How do you feel about gun education in primary school?
2. Leave gun education up to the parents.
How do you feel about concealable and semi-automatic guns?
3. Concealable and semi-automatic guns should be legal.
Note: You're almost never going to find something that's NOT semi-automatic. Most hunting rifles are.
What do you want from tax reform?
1. smarter taxes
How do you feel about government surveillance?
1. My privacy rights are already violated enough!
Wars to Spread Democracy and/or Protect Foreign Civilians are…
2. worthy endeavors
Unions are…
1. the working Joe's leverage
Voter ID Laws are…
1. Underhanded political scheming
Global Warming is…
1. Science
Capital punishment is...
1. Never acceptable.
How do you feel about immigration?
1. There are ways we can all live together!
How do you feel about racism and sexism?
1. They're alive and ugly in the world today.
What's your stance on abortion?
1. I'm Pro-Choice
Do you believe that your government should provide certain necessities of modern life to all of its citizens? (Police, fire departments, schooling, roads, medical care, etc.)
1. Yes
Stem Cell Research is…
1. Science
How do you feel about the separation of church and state?
2. Yeah, but give the legitimate temples tax breaks.
LGBTs are…
1. people like everyone else
Poverty is…
1. the nation's responsibility
If I had the power to change my country's drug and alcohol laws, I would…
3. Legalize the stuff that most people can smoke/drink recreationally without getting addicted.
Do you value game balance?
2. Somewhat
Random Game Stats (Abilities, HPs) are…
2. good clean fun!
Do you value game realism?
1. Very much
Do you enjoy core-only games? (With possible exceptions being occasional.)
2. They have their charm.
Do you enjoy kitchen sink games? (Few to no character options banned.)
2. They have their charm.
Do you prefer individual XP, or group/no XP?
Yes ;) - depends on the group and situation.
(Read the next question before answering this one.)
Ideally, alignment is…
2. not taken too seriously
(If you answered 3 to the last question, don't answer this one.)
Ideally, alignment is…
2. descriptive ("Judging by your character's past actions, s/he is alignment X")
Do you like alignment overall?
2. It has its charm
Paladins should be…
2. LG only
Additional character options are best as…
2. archetypes/ACFs
PC death is…
2. Acceptable if it results from poor decision-making or a climactic showdown.
What is your favorite level range?
2. 6-10
Low Levels (1-4)
2. "Savor the low fantasy fun!"
High levels (13+)
1. "I can't wait to get there!"
I favor…
3. They have their charm
Hit points are…
1. an abstraction of luck, stamina, divine favor, skill, etc..
Evil PCs are…
1. Interesting role play opportunities.
DMPCs are…
2. Acceptable if they stick to support roles.
Do you enjoy guns/steampunk in D&D?
2. Sometimes.
Do you enjoy asian/non-european stuff in D&D?
2. Sometimes.
AoOs are…
2. good in concept, if not in execution
Combat is best as…
2. a great way to break up social, travel and problem-solving encounters
Do you turn down opportunities to play rpgs other than your favorite edition of your favorite game? (Assume that the GM is your friend, but only moderately skilled, or untried.)
2. It depends.
Do you turn down opportunities to play rpgs other than your favorite edition of your favorite game? (Assume that the GM is a game-only friend or a stranger, but is a highly skilled one.) 2. It depends.
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Ok, maybe i need to clarify, i already took statistics once before (as this is my second try at college). I don't wanna take them again (and my previous ones are not acknowledged). I have an understanding of how they work, but not of the nuances. And I'm good that way. I really hope that i will not have to use them when i get a proper job.
If you have already taken a course in statistics, you probably know enough that you do not receive ANY stat, figure or other number provided by anyone at face value and true as gospel.
THAT is the critical gift that education in statistics can give you (and also an inkling that statistics and polls are a vastly complex subject under a deceptively simple appearance).
You do not need much more that this if you do not plan to work with statistics.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! <flees into the distance>I'm 100% certain I'm not going anywhere near statistics, ever again.They will find you.
It's even worse: You are statistics!
That's what you'll become.
Juicy, succulent Soylent Green. Oh yes.
Parachuting Fey! awesome!
I find it amusing that this is what you got from my comment.
Mmmmmm... Soylent greeeen...
