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7h ago

u/lemonloupgarou

How much math do I need before learning statistics?

Hi! I'm wondering which math classes I should take before before taking statistics? The basic minimum seems to be 1 semester of calculus but I've encountered programs that require up to 3 semesters of calc + linear algebra as pre-reqs and I'm not sure why this varies so much. I plan to take calc 1 in the spring and of course the fewer classes I have to pay for the better, but I don't want to jump into stats right after calc 1 and realize I'm not actually prepared for it.

I have a background in information science and libraries and hope to become a research librarian, for which having some qualification in stats or data science is ideal. I took one research methods class that covered basic descriptive statistics for my MLIS but I'd like to do more. Thank you for your help!

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