Tips for Statistics Test Success Part of the Statistics Workbook
For Dummies Cheat Sheet Working on statistics problems
(especially word problems) can be frustrating; but it doesn’t
have to be! You just have to avoid the urge to jump right in and
start doing calculations because the key to success is to
develop a sound strategy. Use the following tips for test
success (other students have found them helpful): Think about
what the problem is asking you to do (this is often stated in
the last sentence of the problem). Come up with a list of
keywords that identify each different technique, and look for
them in the problems, so you’ll know how to attack those
problems on an exam. Write down the formula you plan to use and
label which numbers you want to plug in to each piece. Do the
calculations correctly and document your work. Check your answer
to see if it makes sense. Interpret the results correctly,
giving both the statistically correct answer (I’m 95 percent
confident that the population mean is 16 inches,