You will also use the statistics computer lab during the course. Don t be afraid. Your brain won t melt down. The computer can also save you a lot of time. You can t treat this course as a reading course.
Every week builds on the material of the previous weeks.
If you get behind, you are going to be hurting. You may have to read a chapter two or more times before insight comes. In other words, you ll have to actually learn a skill, you can t B. S. your way out. You may even learn to like it. You never know, knowledge of statistics could help save your life one day.