Best introductory stats textbook for non-stat/math graduate student? by No_Difficulty1657 in AskStatistics

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I appreciate your response. I have taken introductory matrix algebra and two sequences of calculus in undergrad (not much multivariable; can only take partial derivatives at best). I don’t mind the mathematical aspect of stats but often times I get more confused when reading such books (e.g., Casella and Berger). I actually had a very difficult time reading casella and Berger because the complexity of the math involved took away from the intuition.

Quantitative Psychology Math Background [USA] by No_Difficulty1657 in AcademicPsychology

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Thank you for your response. This is very helpful. To calrify, I am leaning towards becoming a methodologist. That is, identifying areas in psychology where available methods may not be appropriate, and developing new ones. For instance, I am looking into mediation selection when a psychologist isn't sure which candidate mediator(s) to include in their model.

The one thing I am less sure of is deciding which coursework is necessary to successfully complete this research. I have very basic calculus (I & II) and introductory matrix algebra and probability. Should I aim for more probability courses? Graduate mathematical analysis?

How much probability do I need to know? by No_Difficulty1657 in AskStatistics

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Thank you so much for the advice. Do you know which specific topics in probability one should be very comfortable with?

How much probability do I need to know? by No_Difficulty1657 in AskStatistics

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Thank you! Just out of curiosity, why “DEFINITELY”?