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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In addition to statistics, data science is an alternative to calculus.  FCPS has Data Science 1 & 2, but offered only at few schools like Falls Church HS[/quote]

It is better to take Statistics after calculus. AP classes are supposedly algebra based, but they miss the underlying fundamentals.

What is covered in Data science that’s not in other math classes?[/quote]

Data Science is a great option for kids who want more math but are not interested in calculus, which is most of the population. . I had Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra II in high school. I didn’t take a math my senior year. I have never had calculus but I have a PhD. I have used and taught advanced statistics without ever having calculus. [/quote]

What topics are "advanced statistics" ?

When did you do your PhD? 
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Regression, Logit, Probit, Simultaneous Equations, and other statistical methodologies.  You can learn when and how to use different techniques without being able to prove them. Sage Publication has a great series of books that walks through various techniques that discuss when to use them, how to use them, the diagnostics to check that there is not an issue with your data, and how to correct your data if there is an issue. The books include the proofs and explain the proofs but you can skip that to get to the how to use the method properly.

Probability and stats can be understood and used without calculus. Plenty of fields in academics don’t require calculus. The people in the AAP forum tend to be fully locked into STEM that they don’t understand that most fields don’t require calculus. Most kids don’t take it because it is a hard class and they don’t like math that much.

There are many successful career paths in life that don’t require calculus. [/quote] I can't help but notice that you skipped my questions. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and ask again:

Do you know how to get a distribution given its CDF, or vice versa? Do you know what a moment generating function is? What field is your PhD in?

"The books include the proofs and explain the proofs but you can skip that to get to the how to use the method properly." - you can't make this stuff up, can you?[/quote]

I put the data into the computer and it tells me the result. Even easier now with ChatGPT. [/quote]

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