{"id":1065,"date":"2018-09-20T06:32:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T06:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aiproblog.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/20\/free-book-introduction-to-statistics\/"},"modified":"2018-09-20T06:32:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T06:32:38","slug":"free-book-introduction-to-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aiproblog.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/20\/free-book-introduction-to-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Book: Introduction to Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Capri Granville<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Online Statistics Education: A Multimedia Course of Study.\u00a0 Project Leader:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruf.rice.edu\/~lane\/\">David M. Lane<\/a><span>, Rice University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Content<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction<\/li>\n<li>Graphing Distributions<\/li>\n<li>Summarizing Distributions<\/li>\n<li>Describing Bivariate Data<\/li>\n<li>Probability<\/li>\n<li>Research Design<\/li>\n<li>Normal Distributions<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Graphs<\/li>\n<li>Sampling Distributions<\/li>\n<li>Estimation<\/li>\n<li>Logic of Hypothesis Testing<\/li>\n<li>Testing Means<\/li>\n<li>Power<\/li>\n<li>Regression<\/li>\n<li>ANOVA<\/li>\n<li>Transformations<\/li>\n<li>Chi Square<\/li>\n<li>Distribution Free Tests<\/li>\n<li>Effect Size<\/li>\n<li>Case Studies<\/li>\n<li>Calculators<\/li>\n<li>Glossary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/api.ning.com\/files\/kVLPr5-38W27XYg5cXaNNxI*v*VACKR1tKfHZN7wRIyQ*pY44-2ATjSxdoGOIEgPXUzb0BTig*n7ZiAEfT1oGAzh1SCHrQVg\/Capture.PNG\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/api.ning.com\/files\/kVLPr5-38W27XYg5cXaNNxI*v*VACKR1tKfHZN7wRIyQ*pY44-2ATjSxdoGOIEgPXUzb0BTig*n7ZiAEfT1oGAzh1SCHrQVg\/Capture.PNG\" width=\"387\" class=\"align-center\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Guess what the correlation is: see <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinestatbook.com\/2\/describing_bivariate_data\/pearson_demo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The (free) PDF version (660 pages) is available <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinestatbook.com\/Online_Statistics_Education.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.The online book also features various calculators (Gaussian distributions etc.) as well as the following simulations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction: Sampling, Measurement<\/li>\n<li>Graphing Distributions: Box Plot<\/li>\n<li>Summarizing Distributions: Balance Scale, Absolute Difference, Squared Differences, Mean and Median,Variability Demo, Estimating Variance , Comparing Distributions<\/li>\n<li>Describing Bivariate Data: Guessing Correlations, Restriction of Range<\/li>\n<li>Probability: Conditional Probability, Gamblers Fallacy, Birthday, Binomial, Bayes&#8217; Theorem, Monty Hall Problem<\/li>\n<li>Normal Distributions: Varieties of Normal Distributions, Normal Approximation<\/li>\n<li>Sampling Distributions: Basic Demo, Sample Size Demo, Sampling Distributions, Central Limit Theorem<\/li>\n<li>Estimation: Confidence Interval<\/li>\n<li>Logic of Hypothesis Testing (none): Testing Means, t Distribution, Robustness , Correlated t Test<\/li>\n<li>Power: Power 1, Power 2<\/li>\n<li>Prediction: Linear Fit<br \/> ANOVA: One-Way, Power of Within-Subjects Designs<\/li>\n<li>Chi Square: 2 x 2 Table,\u00a0 Testing Distributions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This resource is accessible <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinestatbook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/new-perspective-on-central-limit-theorem-and-related-stats-topics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Limit Theorem and Statistical Testing: Beyond the Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/fee-book-applied-stochastic-processes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free book: Applied Stochastic Processes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>DSC Resources<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/invitation-to-join-data-science-central\">Invitation to Join Data Science Central<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/fee-book-applied-stochastic-processes\">Free Book: Applied Stochastic Processes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/comprehensive-repository-of-data-science-and-ml-resources\">Comprehensive Repository of Data Science and ML Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/advanced-machine-learning-with-basic-excel\">Advanced Machine Learning with Basic Excel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/difference-between-machine-learning-data-science-ai-deep-learning\">Difference between ML, Data Science, AI, Deep Learning, and Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blogs\/my-data-science-machine-learning-and-related-articles\">Selected Business Analytics, Data Science and ML articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/careers.analytictalent.com\/jobs\/products\">Hire a Data Scientist<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>|<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/page\/search?q=Python\">Search DSC<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>|<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/classifieds.datasciencecentral.com\/\">Classifieds<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>|<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.analytictalent.com\/\">Find a Job<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/profiles\/blog\/new\">Post a Blog<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>|<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/forum\/topic\/new\">Forum Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datasciencecentral.com\/xn\/detail\/6448529:BlogPost:761296\">Go to Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Capri Granville Online Statistics Education: A Multimedia Course of Study.\u00a0 Project Leader:\u00a0David M. 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