By Annie Palmer For Dailymail.com
Published: 23:06 GMT, 16 January 2019 | Updated: 23:07 GMT, 16 January 2019
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Many people find math frustrating.
But for some, it can actually turn into 'statistics anxiety,' a fear of doing math or statistics problems that can be debilitating or even stand in the way of graduation.
A new study from the University of Kansas discovered which factors can contribute to statistics anxiety and how it can be dealt with.
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Many people find math frustrating. But for some, it can turn into 'statistics anxiety,' a fear of doing math problems that can be debilitating or even stand in the way of graduation
After studying what factors can lead to statistics anxiety, University of Kansas researchers recommend these tips for getting rid of your fear of math:
Students should be taught to understand that they don't need to have a 'strong mathematical ability' in order to be good at statistics. Teachers should show students that statistics isn't 'worthless'; instead 'statistical literacy' can have some value in the real world. Not only that, but 'statistical literacy' can be particularly valued by employees in certain industries.Previous studies have shown that some 80 percent of college students suffer from statistics anxiety, the University of Kansas explained.
'We teach a statistics class in the psychology department and see many students put it off until senior year because they're scared of this class,' Michael Vitevitch,
