This will be my fourthyear teaching Statistics and I am very excited to explore the concepts with you. Stats are all around us in a wide variety of applications. Be ready to learn about the different types of statistics, valid and invalid methods of gathering statistics, and how stats can be applied to almost every field of employment. Additionally, we will be learning how to use Excel spreadsheets to display, categorize, and report our statistics. This course can be a GREAT help to you in the future. You'll get a lot out of this course, depending on how much you put in!
You are already familiar with many of the practices of statistics, such as taking surveys, collecting data, and describing populations. What you may not know is that collecting accurate statistical data is often difficult and costly. Consider, for instance, the monumental task of counting and describing the entire population of the United States. If you were in charge of such a census, how would you do it? How would you ensure that your results are accurate?