Introduction to Statistics for Data Analysts II

An outline of this training course

Master the skill of identifying relationships in data with our advanced statistics course by Dr. Andrew Gard. Building on key techniques from the first course, this class focuses on tools for analyzing the relationship between two variables. Learn to answer questions about how variables or different populations relate, and apply these methods to real-life scenarios. Dr. Gard’s practical approach helps you select the right tests, avoid common pitfalls, and draw valid conclusions. Enhance your data analysis expertise and uncover meaningful insights. Join us to take your statistical skills to the next level!

What is needed to take this course 

Participants of this course must have basic knowledge and understanding of variable types, and descriptive and inferential statistics. No other advanced preparation is needed to take this course.

Although the demonstrations in the course are done in R, they are intended to be generalizable to Python or any other statistical software you choose to use. Knowledge of R is not a prerequisite for taking this course.

Who is the course for

Anyone working with data and attempting to draw constructive, generalizable conclusions from data

Details of what you will learn during this course

By the end of this course, you will:

• Possess a toolkit of statistical techniques to compare two potentially different samples of a single variable
• Possess a toolkit of statistical techniques to assess relationships between two variables in a single population
• Learn common pitfalls of two-sample and two-variable inference including over-generalization
• Gain an understanding of the dangers of data dredging
• Obtain the ability to apply two-sample and two-variable techniques in real-life data analysis

What you get with the course

• A three-hour self-paced video training
• Resource pack that includes data source files and R scripts
• One final assessment (Quiz)

Program Level

Intermediate

Field(s) of Study

Statistics

Instruction Delivery Method

QAS Self-study

***This course was published in April 2023

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