Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to Statistics
Do you need an introduction to statistics or maybe just a refresher? Do you want to improve your understanding of data and use it to make decisions? If you’re looking for help with statistics, this online statistics course is for you!
With easy-to-understand examples combined with real-world applications, this course provides you with the skills and knowledge you need to start analyzing data. You will learn how to use, collect, and apply data to real-life problems with charts, numbers, and graphs.
Beyond that, you will learn ways to visualize and measure relationships to make forecasts and predictions. Throughout the course, you will use real data and a variety of examples drawn from business and industry, health care, sports, education, politics, and the social sciences.
Syllabus
- Lesson 1 – What Is Statistics, Anyway?
- Lesson 2 – Quantitative Data: From Averages to Z-Scores
- Lesson 3 – Displaying Quantitative Data: Dots, Plots, and Histograms
- Lesson 4 – Displaying Qualitative Data: Percentages, Charts, and Graphs
- Lesson 5 – Is There a Link? Scatterplots and Correlation
- Lesson 6 – Linear Regression: How Can You Predict the Future?
- Lesson 7 – What’s the Chance of That? Probability Concepts
- Lesson 8 – Probability Models: What’s Normal?
- Lesson 9 – The Key to Inference: Sampling Distributions
- Lesson 10 – How Certain Are You? Confidence Intervals for Proportions
- Lesson 11 – Trial by Data: Testing Hypotheses About Proportions
- Lesson 12 – Inference About Means
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 8 or later.
- Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
<ul><li>6 Weeks Access</li>
<li>Course Code: sta</li>
<li>Start Dates* Jan 12 | Feb 09 | Mar 16 | Apr 13</li>
<li>$187.00 USD</li></ul><br><br>
<p><strong>Self-Paced</strong></p><br>
<ul><li>3 Months Access</li>
<li>Course Code: T9315</li>
<li>No Instructor, Start Anytime</li>
<li>$187.00 USD</li></ul>
Ben Sellers has more than 17 years of teaching experience both online and in the traditional classroom. He has taught college students, working professionals, adult learners, and K-12 students. He has also taught a wide variety of students in the medical field, including lab technicians, nurses, pharmacists, and aspiring physicians. Sellers holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in the mathematical sciences and has worked as a mathematical and statistical consultant.
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