"Karl L. Wuensch" wrote:
> I have always thought that success in stats courses was much more a
> function of a student's verbal aptitude and ability to think analytically,
> rather than mathematical aptitude. Has anybody actually tested this
> hypothesis?
1. This clearly depends on the particular (type of) stats course.
2. I would find 'ability to think analytically' hard to distinguish
from 'mathematical aptitude' - although I accept that some narrow
definitions of both characteristics may have minimal overlap.
Alan
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Alan McLean ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
Monash University, Caulfield Campus, Melbourne
Tel: +61 03 9903 2102 Fax: +61 03 9903 2007
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