Is there someone
in your office looking for a boost in statistical literacy? A perfect course would be Bob Hayden's
“Survey of Statistics for Beginners” online at statistics.com.
“Survey of
Statistics for Beginners” covers descriptive statistics, as well as probability
models and hypothesis testing.
Simulation and resampling are used to convey the difficult concept of
statistical significance, without getting bogged down in the details of
t-tests, degrees of freedom, etc. It
provides both a broad overview of the topic for the student who has time for
only one course, as well as a different perspective for the serious student who
likes to approach the same topic from different angles. For more details please
visit at http://www.statistics.com/basicconcepts.
Aim of Course:
To provide an easy
overview of statistics and statistical terminology through a series of
practical applications. Once you've completed this course you'll be able to
summarize data and interpret reports and newspaper accounts that use statistics
and probability. You'll use simulation and resampling to fully grasp the
difficult concept of "statistical significance."
Who Should Take This Course?
Anyone who
encounters statistics in their work. Also, anyone who has taken (or is now
taking) a standard introductory statistics sequence and needs either a
different angle on the subject or a brief refresher. This first course in
statistics requires no prior training in the subject. The only mathematics you
need is arithmetic.
Course Program:
Course outline: The course
is structured as follows
SESSION 1:
Summarizing your data
- Mean, median, and mode; range, variance, and standard deviation
- Box plots and stem-and-leaf plots and other histograms
- Frequency distributions
- Types of data (measurement and categorical variables)
SESSION 2:
Probability models
- Probability, conditional probability
- Independence
- Samples and populations
- Random Sample
- Parameters and parameter estimates
SESSION 3:
Testing a hypothesis
- Variation
- Testing via simulations
- Median test
- Testing via a theoretical probability distribution
- Chi-squared goodness-of-fit test
Dr. Robert Hayden
has been teaching statistics since 1982, and is a recognized authority on the
teaching of introductory statistics. Robert Hayden is an award-winning
authority on the teaching of introductory statistics, with publications on this
subject in “The American Statistician,” the “MAA Notes” series, and elsewhere. Dr.
Hayden has also had careers in mechanical engineering and mathematics
education.
You will be able to
ask questions and exchange comments with Dr. Thomas P. Ryan via a private
discussion board throughout the course. The courses take place
online at statistics.com in a series of 4 weekly lessons and assignments, and
require about 15 hours/week. Participate at your own convenience; there
are no set times when you must be online. You have the flexibility to work a
bit every day, if that is your preference, or concentrate your work in just a
couple of days.
For Indian
participants statistics.com accepts registration for its courses at special
prices in Indian Rupees through its partner, the Center for eLearning and
Training (C-eLT), Pune.
For More details
contact at
Call: 020 66009116
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