What Will I Learn?
have deep understanding of nature of knowledge and the application of statistics in discovering new knowledge to make useful decisions.
understand how different problems in different walks of life are resolved using statistical thinking
Understanding of statistics as an investigative technology
Problem understanding and solving ability by analysis of data of the problem
An understanding of how statistics is applied in solving problems of classification or discrimination , clustering or class discovery and other problems through numerous case studies illustrated with details.
An understanding of the art and science of statistical thinking in resolving issues as in case studies of salt in statistics, detection of faked currency and common breeding ground of eels
Requirements
- Basics of mathematical knowledge
- An interest in application of statistics in finding solutions to societal problems
- Willingness to learn from numbers and curiosity to understand the truth the numbers tell.
Description
This statistics course is about the role of statistics in making the knowledge available more useful to make effective decisions involving statistical thinking- This course gives insights in to the problem solving process using statistics - and analysis of numbers to generate new knowledge- All these solutions are illustrated through very interesting case studies elaborately illustrated which use the very simple tools provided by statistics -these case studies include- a) classification or discrimination,
b) clustering or class discovery
c) Birth order and eminence
d) common breeding ground of eels
e) Mournful numbers - loss of life expectancy due to various causes
f) The importance of being left handed
g) Chrono biology and appropriate time to take vitamin C
h) Computational stylistics
Statistical thinking is demonstrated through the following case studies
a) Salt in statistics
b) detection of faked currency
Relation between information revolution and understanding of statistics is discussed.
Who is the target audience?
- Any one who is interested in learning the importance and role of statistics in resolving problems
- Any one who wants to develop intuitive understanding of statistics
- Any one who is interested in leaning from numbers/facts to arrive at truth
- Any one who is interested in applications of statistical thinking in resolving important issues
- Any one who is interested in generating new knowledge based on analysis of data.
About Mustapha
I am online instructor at Udemy. My passions are: Mobile and Web Development, Entrepreneurship and Management. You can read my full biography on My Udemy Page. Feel free to follow me social media to know more about me and the topics and courses I'm teaching.