Week 1 of 540

As ridiculous as it might sound, I'm looking forward to a statistics class.  Given my mathematical background, I love the idea of a class centered around analyzing data.  Despite the fact that it has been awhile since I have dealt with higher order statistics, I'm excited for the experience.  In reference to the work for this week, I thought the videos were very informative, along with stimulating.  Whereas the first video was a little bit older, it very clearly pointed out how statistics are used to make pivotal decisions all around the world.  The video about the correlation between annual income and age of death (over time) was very stimulating and to the point.  It was very effective in making statistics interesting.  I'm glad I didn't live in the early 1800's, as I'd currently have one foot in the grave!