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Which is better for a business major? Algebra or Statistics?

My last semester of a two year college will require me to take a math core class. the two that apply to my degree are College Algebra or Statistics. I've spent the last two semesters taking beginning and intermediate algebra to prepare for the credit class. Assuming I will pass the current class, which do you think is better for business majors? Just a note, I've read that Statistics is a lot of formulas and it's just plugging in the right numbers. If that's it, and its just practice practice practice I'll do fine. I am leaning towards stats because even though I am doing well in my developmental classes, algebra seems to have no real world meaning to me. 25 years ago when I was in high school it made no sense either which is why I'm in developmental algebra now!

I've taken Economics and, though I heard that class was boring and difficult, it was pretty easy and I enjoyed it (sorry, had to admit that). So if statistics is along those lines I think I'd do better in that class than regular college algebra. But if I have to take it, I have to.

Any opinions will be appreciated. Thanks!

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  • j g
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    A business major is much better off taking a statistics course simply because there are more statistics applications in business than there are algebraic applications. Both would serve you well in the business courses but I believe your best course is a statistics one.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Statistics would include algebra

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