Thread: How to approach statistics

Hello,

If anyone can give me tips, suggestions and anything else on how a statistics problem is approached.

When I was taking my online class I had no problem following the problems in the book but once I was on my own and the problems differed I had no idea what to do with the information or why it was done a different way.
I don't know if my problem is not knowing how to apply the information or if it's my way of thinking. I have no clue on what I'm doing wrong.

If anyone can guide me through the thought process. Or tell me if I need to study other material in order to comprehend statistics would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance

It really depends on the level and type of statistics you are trying. Do you have an example of a question that was giving you a hard time?

1) If an apple is hanging from a string and 3 flies land on it, find the probability that all three are on points that are within the same hemisphere?

I don't understand why I don't use all three flies in the process to calculate the answer. I see all three flies and I want to use all three flies. I know now, that I only use the two other flies and I want to know what the thinking process is. I obviously couldn't see it so how does someone see that?