Who was the greatest baseball hitter of all time? What is a guilt-free way to get someone to admit to cheating? Which hospital has the best outcome for a given procedure? When is it a good idea to buy a product's extended warranty? How does a tax assessor calculate the market value of a house? These questions all involve the interpretation of statistics. This course is your introduction to a vitally important subject in today's data-driven society. In 24 half-hour lessons, you will explore the principles and methods that underlie the study of statistics. You will sharpen your understanding of basic statistical vocabulary and learn how to extract meaning from data, all while using no more than basic algebra. Statistical information is truly everywhere. You can't look at a newspaper without seeing statistics on virtually every page. You can't talk about the weather forecast without invoking statistics. Statistics obviously arises in business and social science, and even enters the arts in endeavors such as analyzing manuscripts. And you'd better not go to a casino without understanding statistics! When you gain an understanding of how statistics works, you can make it work for you in a variety of life-changing ways.
T**G
Great supplement to a stat course.
To be fair, I hadn't finished it, but saw the 50% that were the most relevant to what I needed to see. This is a great video supplement to any statistics class. I would recommend your course syllabus to determine a schedule for watching each video. If you watch the relevant video a week before class, you will be prepared for the more in depth understanding that will be provided. A great value to any student being introduced to statistics.Why not five stars? Well as quality is normally distributed and since unity is not achievable, but can only be approached ...
O**R
Professor Starbird makes it easy
This is a set of master classes that helped me to clarify statistics concepts. The title of this item is just the one that matches perfectly the contents. I would recommend this to people that has had statistics classes a while ago and would like to refresh and or reinforce statistics concepts and interpretations. Very helpful overall.
R**Z
Does not include online streaming version.
Buyers should be aware that when purchasing DVD courses from Great Courses but through Amazon, the online streaming version of the course is not included as it is when purchasing directly from Great Course.
H**S
Enjoyed
Service was good as expected. Am in second listening, enjoyed the course and think I have better understanding of statistics.
J**S
Statistics Made Clear
Received the merchandise exactly as expected. Very prompt delivery. DVDs and course guides are in excellent condition. Very pleased! Thank you.
P**D
Met my needs.
Met my needs.
D**D
Just what we were looking for!
My son and I were looking for an interesting overview of Statistics. This series of lectures did just that. Glad about my purchase.
S**Y
Enjoyable but not terrifically usefull.
enjoyable but not enough depth for anything useful at all. He's a good speaker with decent examples but I with there was more to this.
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