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Everyday Statistics

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Overview

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Our journey begins with an interactive introduction to common measures of central tendency—mean, median, and mode. You’ll discover how these measures shift when you add new data or analyze entire datasets—using intuitive techniques that sidestep complex calculations.

Next, we dive deeper into visualizing and comparing datasets—exploring variability (range, quartiles, and standard deviation) and examining how these measures reflect the shape of your data. By calculating quartiles, interpreting the interquartile range, and spotting outliers in boxplots, you’ll sharpen your analytical thinking and deepen your understanding of data behavior.

This course equips you with essential data‑summary skills and visualization tools, fueling your STEM journey with strong data literacy and renewed confidence.

Syllabus

  • Means
    • Rebalancing Distributions
      • Adding Points
        • Median
          • More Medians
            • Quartiles
              • Box and Whisker Plots
                • Outliers

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