Statistics: Making Sense of Data (coursera)

These are notes of an introductory course to Statistics

• https://www.coursera.org/account/records
• taken in spring 2013

Statistics

Statistics - the science of collecting, organizing, summarizing, analyzing and interpreting data

Course Syllabus

First Look at Data (Weeks 1-2)

• Summary Statistics
• The Shape of Data
• Types of Variables
  • Quantitative Variables
  • Relationship Between Two Variables

Collecting Data (Week 2)

• Sampling
• Observational Studies and Experiments
  • Confounding Variables

Probability (Week 3)

• Probability models
• Normal Distribution
• Weak Law of Large Numbers
• Central Limit Theorem
• Sampling Distribution

Confidence Intervals (Week 4)

• Confidence Intervals for Proportions
• Confidence Intervals for Means
• Sample Size Estimation

Statistical Tests (Week 5)

• Structure of Statistical Test
• Tests For Proportions
• Tests For Means
• The Power of a Test

Two Samples (Week 6)

• Comparing Two Proportions
• Matched Pairs
• Comparing Two Means

Simple Linear Regression (Week 7)

• Method of Least Squares
• Residual Analysis
• Limitations

Statistical Inquiry (Week 8)

• Capstone case study