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Stats Starts Here...Whose excited??

Stats Starts Here...Whose excited??. Statistics gets a bad rap, and Statistics courses are not necessarily chosen as fun electives, but Statistics can be fun! Learning to think clearly with data will open your eyes to seeing the world more clearly…. What Is (Are?) Statistics?.

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Stats Starts Here...Whose excited??

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  1. Stats Starts Here...Whose excited?? Statistics gets a bad rap, and Statistics courses are not necessarily chosen as fun electives, but Statistics can be fun! Learning to think clearly with data will open your eyes to seeing the world more clearly…

  2. What Is (Are?) Statistics? Statistics (the discipline) is a way of reasoning, a collection of tools and methods, designed to help us understand the world. Statistics (plural) are particular calculations made from data. Data are values with a context.

  3. What is Statistics Really About? Statistics is about variation (amount of change). All measurements are imperfect, since there is variation that we cannot see. Statistics helps us to understand the real, imperfect world in which we live.

  4. Think, Show, Tell There are three simple steps to doing Statistics right: first. Know where you’re headed and why. is about the mechanics of calculating statistics and graphical displays, which are important (but are not the most important part of Statistics). what you’ve learned. You must explain your results so that someone else can understand your conclusions.

  5. In Summary Statistics can be (and is) fun! Statistics gives us a way to work with the variability in the world around us. We are embarking on an exciting journey of learning Statistics…

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