Basic Statistics

 

iStudy would like to acknowledge Jackie Ritzko for revising the content of this tutorial.

 

Purpose

Statistical terms will play an increasingly important role throughout your college career. Understanding the terms and processes of statistics is necessary for you to understand your own research and the research of other scholars.

 

Goals and Objectives

Upon completion of this tutorial, you will be able to:

• Define a variety of basic statistical terms and concepts
• Solve fundamental statistical problems
• Use your understanding of statistical fundamentals to interpret data

 

Activities

Read about mean, median, mode, significant differences, and correlations and complete the activities.

• Definitions of Basic Statistical Terms

• Activity 1: Quiz Yourself on Statistical Terms

• Activity 2: Quiz Yourself About Statistical Calculations

• Activity 3: More about The Three Ms

• Activity 4: Rs, Ps, and Other Things

 

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References

Summary

Instructor's Guide

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