Essay Question Probability
Essay Question Probability
#0Essay Question Probability
Posted: 10/16/06 at 11:50am
I have a midterm coming up in which I was given eight essay topis. Four will appear on the exam and I will have to answer two. I suck at statistics, so how many do I need to be familiar with?
Thanks 
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#1re: Essay Question Probability (not as scary as it seems)
Posted: 10/16/06 at 11:52amEducation is not about passing tests it's about learning the material. Why would you want to waste your time sitting through a class and not learn as much as you can?
mejusthavingfun
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/12/06
#2re: Essay Question Probability (not as scary as it seems)
Posted: 10/16/06 at 11:57amYea, if I could do it all over again, I would have learned all eight topics and been able to write an educated response on each.
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#3re: Essay Question Probability (not as scary as it seems)
Posted: 10/16/06 at 11:59am
Oh, God, JoeKv99. Like you (and the rest of the world, really) never ever tried to cut corners in college. Some classes are truly horrible and learning as much as you possibly could from them would prove tortuous. I don't know if that's the case here, but regardless, talk about being overly idealistic. Does anyone have any real answers for her?
Updated On: 10/16/06 at 11:59 AM
#4essay question probability (not as scary as it seems)
Posted: 10/16/06 at 12:07pmyep, that was joe in college. he was bemoaned for blowing the curve, but beloved for blowing...i better stop now, huh?
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#5essay question probability (not as scary as it seems)
Posted: 10/16/06 at 12:32pm
No, that's the idealistic view of education. The reality of education is that the grades matter; that's what it's all about. Perhaps some of you "wise elders" have forgotten that.
For God's sake, just answer her question.
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#6essay question probability (not as scary as it seems)
Posted: 10/16/06 at 1:00pm
To answer the question:
The one you DON'T study for is the one they will ask. Period.
#7essay question probability (not as scary as it seems)
Posted: 10/16/06 at 1:03pm
There's a statistical way to make it so that that's okay, though, Sueleen. If you know a certain amount, you are guaranteed to be able to answer the question, even if ones you didn't study do appear on the test. You can just opt out of them, and answer ones you did study.
Here, look at this thread I posted a while back:
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=896017
The problem is that I don't understand the process used to figure it out, and we're hoping somebody can explain it.
#8essay question probability (not as scary as it seems)
Posted: 10/16/06 at 1:07pm
Stduy 6 of them. Then you will know at least 2.
#9essay question probability (not as scary as it seems)
Posted: 10/16/06 at 1:09pm
Find somebody in the class you can trust not to blow off the assignment and split the essays - you do 4, he/she does 4. Make them due before the midterm so you can swap answers and study the ones you didn't write.
You don't have to do four full-on essays, just write a few bullet points to organize your thoughts. Find more people to join, do even less work.
#10essay question probability (not as scary as it seems)
Posted: 10/16/06 at 1:12pmThanks, Liotte.
#11essay question probability (not as scary as it seems)
Posted: 10/16/06 at 2:02pmAck! I spent all of geology trying to think this out, ha. Liotte beat me to it.
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