STAT151 Lecture 1: Course Introduction
23 Jan 2019
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Statistics 151: lecture 1 introduction + course outline. Midterm exam = 30% saturday, march 2nd. Lab groups will be assigned for you. Late labs will result in a mark of zero. All groups must submit one physical copy of their lab report. Statistics = is a way of reasoning, along with a collection of tools and methods, designed to help us understand the world with the use of data. Statistics are particular calculations made form data. In this course, we will cover statistical theory, including the collection, the organization, and the interpretation of data. Data = data are values with a context. They can be numbers, record names, or other labels. We collect data to find answers to the questions that cannot be answered otherwise. An experiment usually results in different outcomes (variability) and we want to study the reasons for the variability. Personal life (ex = what route should you take to get to school?)
