Overview of statistics

Class lecture notes

• Class lecture notes: Introduction to statistics.  An introductory lecture or overview of statistics.  Includes a discussion of the difference between samples and populations. Submitted by Herb McGrath.

Exercises

• Statistical Techniques 1.  An exercise in selecting which appropriate statistical technique to use in sample problems.  Submitted by William Harkness.
• Statistical Techniques 2.  An exercise in selecting which appropriate statistical technique to use in sample problems.  Submitted by Laura J. Simon.
• Statistical Techniques 3.  An exercise in selecting which appropriate statistical technique to use in sample problems.  Submitted by Laura J. Simon.

Projects

• Data Analysis for a Music Company. Students are asked to analyze the data from a survey about the music interests and habits of 227 students.   Submitted by William Harkness.
• Reading Scientific Journal Articles. Students are asked to read and evaluate two different scientific journal articles. Submitted by Laura J. Simon.

Videos

• Against All Odds: Inside Statistics Video 1: What is Statistics? Discover how this complex discipline is relied upon to get to the heart of great quantities of information.  Historical anecdotes and brief profiles of contemporary applications provide an overview of statistics.  (28:51 mins.)  Video available in Main Office and from Penn State AVS.
• For All Practical Purposes: Statistics Video 1:  Overview.  The first program introduces the major themes of statistics: collecting data, organizing and picturing data, and drawing conclusions from data.  Bias and randomness are presented by looking at formal and informal public opinion polls and by examining a major medical experiment.  (28:00 mins.)  Video available from Penn State AVS.
• Against All Odds: Inside Statistics Video 25:  Inference for Relationships.  See how statistical principles come together in a case study that illustrates planning the data collection, collecting and picturing the data, drawing inferences from the data, and deciding how confident to be about the conclusions.(28:54 mins.)  Video available in Main Office and from Penn State AVS.
• Against All Odds: Inside Statistics Video 26:   Case Study.  See how statistical principles come together in a case study the illustrates planning the data collection, collecting and picturing the data, drawing inferences from the data, and deciding how confident to be about the conclusions.  (28:51 mins.)  Video available in Main Office and from Penn State AVS.