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Understanding Statistics 

This section is about understanding all of the aspects of Statistics, below you will find resources such as videos and worksheets that will help you better understand all of the topics and concepts in your typical Statistics class

Unit #1: Understanding Data

This section is devoted to looking at the basics of data, such as what the variables represent, and different standard concepts like mean, median, and standard deviation

Topic #1: What is Statistics?

In this section, we explore what the study of statistics is, and we talk about basic terms and variables

Topic #2: Tables and Marginal Distributions 

In this section, we explore data tables and talk about marginal distributions within the tables 

Topic #3: Conditional Distributions 

In this section, we explore conditional distributions within the tables

Topic #4: Simpson's Paradox

In this section, we explore the nature of Simpson's Paradox

Topic #5: Graphing Variables: Frequency Charts

In this section, we explore how to create a Frequency Charts and Relative Frequency Charts for both types of variables

Topic #6: Graphing Categorical Data #1: Creating Bar Graphs

In this section, we explore how to create bar graphs from frequency charts

Topic #7: Graphing Categorical Data #2: Segmented and Stacked Bar Graphs

In this section, we explore two specific bar graphs, the segmented and stacked bar graphs

Topic #8: Graphing Categorical Data #3: Pie Graphs

In this section, we explore Pie Graphs

Topic #9: Graphing Categorical Data #4: Ring Graphs

In this section, we explore Ring Graphs

Topic #10: Graphing Quantitative Data #1: Histograms

In this section, we learn how to create histograms from a frequency chart

Topic #11: Graphing Quantitative Data #2: Stem and Leaf Plots

In this section, we learn how to make stem and leaf plots

Topic #12: Graphing Quantitative Data #3: Dot Plots

In this section, we learn how to create a dot plot

Topic #13: Finding the shape of data

In this section, we learn about the different ways to explain the shape of data, including symmetry and different modalities 

Topic #14: Finding the mean

In this section, we learn how to find the mean of any set of data

Topic #15: Finding the median

In this section, we learn how to find the median of any set of data

Topic #16: Finding the shape from the mean and median

In this section, we learn how to tell shape from looking at the mean and median

Topic #17: Finding the mode and the Range

In this section, we learn how to find the mode and the range of data

Topic #18: Finding a Standard Deviation 

In this section, we learn all the steps of finding a standard deviation

Topic #19: Finding a Five Number Summary

In this section, we learn how to find all the parts of a five-number summary

Topic #20: Find the IQR

In this section, we learn how to find the Inter Quartile Range from the five-number summary

Topic #21: Finding an Outlier

In this section, we learn how to find an outlier using the IQR

Topic #22: Creating a Box Plot

In this section, we learn how to create a boxplot from a five number summary

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