Statistics and data analysis involve collecting, analysing, interpreting and presenting data to stakeholders to enhance their decision-making.
Statistics is all about making sense of numbers and finding patterns in the data - in business, health, sports, science, the arts, and more.
Statistics can be divided into two main branches, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.
Descriptive Statistics summarise and describe the features of a data set.
Inferential Statistics allow us to make predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample of data that we have access to.
In this course, you will be equipped with the tools and techniques to transform your data into meaningful output to drive insights for your work and your organisation.
We will explore both Descriptive Statistics as well as Inferential Statistics.
In this module, we will cover the Introduction to Statistics. What is Statistics? What are the different types of Statistics? How do we summarise large volumes of data to make it more meaningful to generate insights for our organisation? Welcome to the Introduction to Statistics!
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5个视频9篇阅读材料2个作业
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5个视频•总计17分钟
Welcome to Statistics and Data Analysis with Excel: Essentials•2分钟
Introduction to Statistics and Measures of Centredness•4分钟
Descriptive Statistics - Measures of Centredness•4分钟
Formulas for Measures of Centredness•2分钟
Histograms•5分钟
9篇阅读材料•总计90分钟
Course Information•10分钟
Your Learning Path - How the course is structured•10分钟
Download the workbooks•10分钟
At the end of this module - your final Excel file should look like this•10分钟
Toolbox Summary - Introduction to Data and Analytics•10分钟
Toolbox Summary - Statistics and Analytics Terminology•10分钟
Toolbox Summary - Descriptive Statistics•10分钟
Why the Practice Assignment is after the Graded Assignment•10分钟
Optional Reading - Introduction to Statistics•10分钟
2个作业•总计60分钟
Introduction to Statistics - Practice for Final Assignment•30分钟
Test Yourself: Introduction to Statistics•30分钟
Variance
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In this module, we will cover Variance. Now that we know how to measure centred-ness, how do we measure spread? What are the various numerical and graphical measures of spread? Why is measuring spread important? Welcome to Variance!
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4个视频6篇阅读材料2个作业
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4个视频•总计16分钟
Measures of Spread•5分钟
Descriptive Statistics - Measures of Spread•3分钟
Formulas for Measures of Spread•4分钟
Boxplots•5分钟
6篇阅读材料•总计60分钟
Download the Workbooks•10分钟
At the end of this module - your final Excel file should look like this•10分钟
Toolbox Summary - Summarising Data•10分钟
Toolbox Summary - Variance and Spread•10分钟
Why the Practice Assignment is after the Graded Assignment•10分钟
Optional Reading - Variance•10分钟
2个作业•总计60分钟
Variance - Practice for Final Assignment•30分钟
Test Yourself: Variance•30分钟
Normal Distribution
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Now that we have looked at measures of centred-ness and measures of spread, let's bring it all together. What do data distributions look like? What can we infer from a sample of data if we know its centre and its spread? Are all distributions the same? Welcome to the Normal Distribution!
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4个视频6篇阅读材料2个作业
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4个视频•总计17分钟
The Normal Distribution•3分钟
Normal Distribution and Excel•6分钟
Standard Normal Distribution and the Central Limit Theorem•5分钟
Z statistics versus t statistics•2分钟
6篇阅读材料•总计60分钟
Download workbooks on Normal Distribution•10分钟
At the end of this module - your final Excel file should look like this•10分钟
Toolbox Summary - The Normal Distribution•10分钟
Toolbox Summary - The Central Limit Theorem•10分钟
Why the Practice Assignment is after the Graded Assignment•10分钟
Optional Reading - The Normal Distribution•10分钟
2个作业•总计60分钟
Normal Distribution - Practice for Final Assignment•30分钟
Test Yourself: Normal Distribution •30分钟
Statistical Inference
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Now that you have mastered the Normal Distribution, let's do some testing! What if you want to make an inference about an entire population but you only have a sample of data? How can you use the statistics of a sample to make decisions for your organisation? How large should your sample size be? Welcome to Statistical Inference!
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4个视频8篇阅读材料3个作业
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4个视频•总计20分钟
Statistical Inference•5分钟
Steps of Hypothesis Testing•6分钟
Z-test for a One Sample Hypothesis Test•6分钟
t-test for a One Sample Hypothesis Test•4分钟
8篇阅读材料•总计80分钟
Download the Module 5 Workbooks•10分钟
At the end of this module - your final Excel file should look like this•10分钟
Toolbox Summary - Statistical Inference•10分钟
Toolbox Summary - Hypothesis Testing•10分钟
Hypothesis Testing for One Sample Tests•10分钟
Why the Practice Assignment is after the Graded Assignment•10分钟
Optional Reading - Statistical Inference•10分钟
Summary of the Course and Next Steps•10分钟
3个作业•总计90分钟
Statistical Inference - Practice for Final Assignment•30分钟
Test Yourself: Statistical Inference•30分钟
Final Assignment - Excel Skills for Statistics and Data Analysis: Essentials•30分钟
Optional - Additional Excel Content to enhance your Excel Skills
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The material in this module consists of a series of Toolboxes. While the material covered in these Toolboxes is not necessarily related to Statistics - these Toolboxes will help you expand your tools and techniques in Microsoft Excel. To further your skills in Microsoft Excel in domains beyond Statistics, you may want to consider our other courses and specializations: Excel Skills for Business. Excel Skills for Data Analytics and Visualization, Excel Skills for Business Forecasting
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8篇阅读材料•总计80分钟
Optional Material - Excel Skills beyond Statistics•10分钟
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