Nine out of ten people learned Statistics from teachers who knew jack of Statistics. The difference between Statistics and Math is that Statistics is data-orien

Nine out of ten people learned Statistics from teachers who knew jack of Statistics. The difference between Statistics and Math is that Statistics is data-oriented and somewhat "experimental". Yeah, I hated Statistics in high-school, but when I learned Information Theory and Statistical Signal Processing, then I understood what one could do with knowledge of Statistics, and what the field is all about. If you can't see the beauty in it, you've probably been taught pseudo-Statistics. Don't feel bad. All the Math that engineering students learn is kind of pseudo-Math. All one learns in high-school is BS. If you want to learn something, here's my advice: i) Don't use modern, over-designed textbooks.. you know... the thick expensive ones with many colors and boxes highlighting the formulas one must memorize. ii) Instead read the classic books from the 1960s, many of which are published by Dover. They look boring at 1st sight, but their content is rich. Another option is to get the old Soviet books from the 1960s, which tend to be forgotten gems. The Russians are the best at marrying theory with application.