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1. Why It Matters: Types of Statistical Studies and Producing Data
2. Introduction: Types of Statistical Studies
3. Types of Statistical Studies (1 of 4)
4. Types of Statistical Studies (2 of 4)
5. Types of Statistical Studies (3 of 4)
6. Types of Statistical Studies (4 of 4)
7. Introduction: Sampling
8. Sampling (1 of 2)
9. Sampling (2 of 2)
10. Introduction: Conducting Experiments
11. Conducting Experiments (1 of 2)
12. Conducting Experiments (2 of 2)
13. Putting It Together: Types of Statistical Studies and Producing Data
14. Why It Matters: Summarizing Data Graphically and Numerically
15. Introduction: Categorical vs. Quantitative Data
16. Categorical vs. Quantitative Data
17. Introduction: Dotplots
18. Dotplots (1 of 2)
19. Dotplots (2 of 2)
20. Introduction: Histograms
21. Histograms (1 of 4)
22. Histograms (2 of 4)
23. Histograms (3 of 4)
24. Histograms (4 of 4)
25. Introduction: Measures of Center
26. Mean and Median (1 of 2)
27. Mean and Median (2 of 2)
28. Introduction: Measures of Spread
29. Interquartile Range and Boxplots (1 of 3)
30. Interquartile Range and Boxplots (2 of 3)
31. Interquartile Range and Boxplots (3 of 3)
32. Introduction: Describing a Distribution
33. Standard Deviation (1 of 4)
34. Standard Deviation (2 of 4)
35. Standard Deviation (3 of 4)
36. Standard Deviation (4 of 4)
37. Putting It Together: Summarizing Data Graphically and Numerically
38. StatTutor: Drinking Habits of College Students
39. Why It Matters: Examining Relationships: Quantitative Data
40. Introduction: Scatterplots
41. Scatterplots (1 of 5)
42. Scatterplots (2 of 5)
43. Scatterplots (3 of 5)
44. Scatterplots (4 of 5)
45. Scatterplots (5 of 5)
46. Introduction: Linear Relationships
47. Linear Relationships (1 of 4)
48. Linear Relationships (2 of 4)
49. Linear Relationships (3 of 4)
50. Linear Relationships (4 of 4)
51. Introduction: Association vs Causation
52. Causation and Lurking Variables (1 of 2)
53. Causation and Lurking Variables (2 of 2)
54. Introduction: Linear Regression
55. Linear Regression (1 of 4)
56. Linear Regression (2 of 4)
57. Linear Regression (3 of 4)
58. Linear Regression (4 of 4)
59. Introduction: Assessing the Fit of a Line
60. Assessing the Fit of a Line (1 of 4)
61. Assessing the Fit of a Line (2 of 4)
62. Assessing the Fit of a Line (3 of 4)
63. Assessing the Fit of a Line (4 of 4)
64. Putting It Together: Examining Relationships: Quantitative Data
65. StatTutor: Academic Performance
66. Why It Matters: Nonlinear Models
67. Introduction: Exponential Relationships
68. Exponential Relationships (1 of 6)
69. Exponential Relationships (2 of 6)
70. Exponential Relationships (3 of 6)
71. Exponential Relationships (4 of 6)
72. Exponential Relationships (5 of 6)
73. Exponential Relationships (6 of 6)
74. Putting It Together: Nonlinear Models
75. Why It Matters: Relationships in Categorical Data with Intro to Probability
76. Introduction: Two-Way Tables
77. Two-Way Tables (1 of 5)
78. Two-Way Tables (2 of 5)
79. Two-Way Tables (3 of 5)
80. Two-Way Tables (4 of 5)
81. Two-Way Tables (5 of 5)
82. Putting It Together: Relationships in Categorical Data with Intro to Probability
83. StatTutor: Treating Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial
84. Why It Matters: Probability and Probability Distributions
85. Introduction: Another Look at Probability
86. Another Look at Probability (1 of 2)
87. Another Look at Probability (2 of 2)
88. Introduction: Probability Rules
89. Probability Rules (1 of 3)
90. Probability Rules (2 of 3)
91. Probability Rules (3 of 3)
92. Introduction: Discrete Probability Distribution
93. Discrete Random Variables (1 of 5)
94. Discrete Random Variables (2 of 5)
95. Discrete Random Variables (3 of 5)
96. Discrete Random Variables (4 of 5)
97. Discrete Random Variables (5 of 5)
98. Introduction: Continuous Probability Distribution
99. Continuous Probability Distribution (1 of 2)
100. Continuous Probability Distribution (2 of 2)
101. Introduction: Normal Random Variables
102. Normal Random Variables (1 of 6)
103. Normal Random Variables (2 of 6)
104. Normal Random Variables (3 of 6)
105. Normal Random Variables (4 of 6)
106. Normal Random Variables (5 of 6)
107. Normal Random Variables (6 of 6)
108. Putting It Together: Probability and Probability Distribution
109. Why It Matters: Linking Probability to Statistical Inference
110. Introduction: Distribution of Sample Proportions
111. Parameters vs. Statistics
112. Distribution of Sample Proportions (1 of 6)
113. Distribution of Sample Proportions (2 of 6)
114. Distribution of Sample Proportions (3 of 6)
115. Distribution of Sample Proportions (4 of 6)
116. Distribution of Sample Proportions (5 of 6)
117. Distribution of Sample Proportions (6 of 6)
118. Introduction: Statistical Inference
119. Statistical Inference (1 of 3)
120. Statistical Inference (2 of 3)
121. Statistical Inference (3 of 3)
122. Putting It Together: Linking Probability to Statistical Inference
123. Why It Matters: Inference for One Proportion
124. Introduction: Estimating a Population Proportion
125. Estimating a Population Proportion (1 of 3)
126. Estimating a Population Proportion (2 of 3)
127. Estimating a Population Proportion (3 of 3)
128. Introduction: Hypothesis Testing
129. Hypothesis Testing (1 of 5)
130. Hypothesis Testing (2 of 5)
131. Hypothesis Testing (3 of 5)
132. Hypothesis Testing (4 of 5)
133. Hypothesis Testing (5 of 5)
134. Introduction: Hypothesis Test for a Population Proportion
135. Hypothesis Test for a Population Proportion (1 of 3)
136. Hypothesis Test for a Population Proportion (2 of 3)
137. Hypothesis Test for a Population Proportion (3 of 3)
138. Putting It Together: Inference for One Proportion
139. StatTutor: Cell Phones
140. Why It Matters: Inference for Two Proportions
141. Introduction: Distribution of Differences in Sample Proportions
142. Distribution of Differences in Sample Proportions (1 of 5)
143. Distribution of Differences in Sample Proportions (2 of 5)
144. Distribution of Differences in Sample Proportions (3 of 5)
145. Distribution of Differences in Sample Proportions (4 of 5)
146. Distribution of Differences in Sample Proportions (5 of 5)
147. Introduction: Estimate the Difference Between Population Proportions
148. Estimate the Difference between Population Proportions (1 of 3)
149. Estimate the Difference between Population Proportions (2 of 3)
150. Estimate the Difference between Population Proportions (3 of 3)
151. Introduction: Hypothesis Test for Difference in Two Population Proportions
152. Hypothesis Test for Difference in Two Population Proportions (1 of 6)
153. Hypothesis Test for Difference in Two Population Proportions (2 of 6)
154. Hypothesis Test for Difference in Two Population Proportions (3 of 6)
155. Hypothesis Test for Difference in Two Population Proportions (4 of 6)
156. Hypothesis Test for Difference in Two Population Proportions (5 of 6)
157. Hypothesis Test for Difference in Two Population Proportions (6 of 6)
158. Putting It Together: Inference for Two Proportions
159. Why It Matters: Inference for Means
160. Introduction: Distribution of Sample Means
161. Distribution of Sample Means (1 of 4)
162. Distribution of Sample Means (2 of 4)
163. Distribution of Sample Means (3 of 4)
164. Distribution of Sample Means (4 of 4)
165. Introduction: Estimating a Population Mean
166. Estimating a Population Mean (1 of 3)
167. Estimating a Population Mean (2 of 3)
168. Estimating a Population Mean (3 of 3)
169. Introduction: Hypothesis Test for a Population Mean
170. Hypothesis Test for a Population Mean (1 of 5)
171. Hypothesis Test for a Population Mean (2 of 5)
172. Hypothesis Test for a Population Mean (3 of 5)
173. Hypothesis Test for a Population Mean (4 of 5)
174. Hypothesis Test for a Population Mean (5 of 5)
175. Introduction: Inference for a Difference in Two Population Means
176. Inference for a Difference in Two Population Means
177. Hypothesis Test for a Difference in Two Population Means (1 of 2)
178. Hypothesis Test for a Difference in Two Population Means (2 of 2)
179. Estimating the Difference in Two Population Means
180. Putting It Together: Inference for Means
181. StatTutor: Analyzing Data From a Course's Grade Book
182. Why It Matters: Chi-Square Tests
183. Introduction: Chi-Square Test for One-Way Tables
184. Goodness-of-Fit (1 of 2)
185. Goodness-of-Fit (2 of 2)
186. Introduction: Chi-Square Tests for Two-Way Tables
187. Test of Independence (1 of 3)
188. Test of Independence (2 of 3)
189. Test of Independence (3 of 3)
190. Test of Homogeneity
191. Putting It Together: Chi-Square Tests
192. StatTutor: Risk Factors for Low Birth Weight
193. Welcome to the class!
194. Course Learning Activities
195. How Your Course Grade is Determined
196. Heutagogical Course Objectives
197. What is Heutagogy?
198. My Expectations...
199. Module 1 Learning Activities
200. Module 1 Discussion Forum
201. Reflective Blog 1
202. Blog 1 Forum
203. Structure of Modules 2 through 5
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