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 minutes)
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2. Behind the Headlines
Takes a deeper look at data collection and explores how surveys
and public opinion polls actually work. (27:00 minutes)
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3. Picture This
Focuses on exploratory data analysis, emphasizing that the
human eye and brain are the best known devices to see and recognize patterns.
Beginning with one variable, histograms, medians, quartiles, and
the concept of an outlier are introduced. (25:00 minutes)
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4. Place Your Bets
Analyzes how long-term patterns of chance events can be predicted
by looking at the operation of a gambling casino. (25:00 minutes)
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5. Confident Conclusions
Explores the concept of confidence interval and describes precisely
what opinion polls do and do not reveal. (28:00 minutes)
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