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Statistics: 100% Useful for Students

By APU Edge Staff 05/21/2013

By Michael Miner
Mathematics Faculty Member, American Public University

Weather forecasts, political opinion polls, crop yields, business trends, and medical diagnoses all have one thing in common– statistics.

Statistics are used in almost every aspect of life, so colleges offer statistics classes as part of nearly all of their degree programs. The discipline of statistics is a form of applied mathematics. Researchers in the behavioral sciences use statistics to analyze their results while teachers use statistics to administer, score, and interpret test results.

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Why We Study Statistics

By APU Edge Staff 05/15/2013

Researchers in across all disciplines use statistics to analyze their results. With such diverse applications, it is not unusual for colleges to offer several statistic classes; departments of psychology, sociology, education, mathematics, business, and biology often offer specialized courses.