Some subjects have the unique distinction of being different from the usual. Accounting and statistics are good examples of these topics. When a student looks at statistics for the first time, the terminology itself is enough to confuse and scare them! However, by following some tips and strategies, students will surely be able to bounce back and master this intensely difficult subject and earn top grades. Here are some of the best tips for students to succeed on their statistics exams and earn the coveted A grade.

Read the data provided and write down the essentials.

When presented with a problem, students should read it more than once and write down the essentials before attempting to solve it. This is good practice not only when it comes to statistics, but also for other subjects like math, accounting, and physics. In fact, this is a popularly recommended practice by expert teachers in the field. When students seek help with statistics homework online, this is the first thing they are taught to do.

Be careful when reading graphics and images

When reading the graphs, it is important to note what the axes represent. This should be the first thing one should do when reading a graph and then going over the problem statement and writing down what needs to be done. This is the key to working with graphics and images.

Don’t be confused by the terminology

It is often observed that students get confused between various terms like mean, median, standard deviation and variance, etc. To address this problem, it is important that students understand what exactly these terms refer to and are able to identify them when working on a problem. This will solve half of the problems when it comes to taking the exams.

Understand how transformations in a dataset affect summary statistics.

In addition to fully understanding the terminology used, it is very important to learn how data transformations and manipulations affect the summary. For example, adding a number, say x, to each item in the data set affects the mean and median (they also increase by the number x). However, this does not affect the standard deviation or the variance. Understanding the reason behind this and learning such transformations can be helpful during exams. Most tutors are concerned with becoming aware of data manipulations and transformations while seeking help with statistics tasks or help with mapping.

Understand the implications of logarithmic transformations.

Being able to understand logarithmic patterns and apply logarithmic transformations to numbers is quite useful, since the logarithm can be used to attenuate the magnitude of numbers and therefore easier to work with. Similarly, understanding various patterns, such as the topic explored in braces (when x and y are exponentially related, the scatter plot of the number x and log y will have a linear pattern) will help to work with difficult problems very easily.