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Dates:
August
8th - August 31st, 2008. Early bird discount if you register before
July 31st.
Aim
of the Course: To
provide an easy introduction to statistics and statistical terminology through a
series of practical applications. Once you've completed this course you'll be
able to summarize data and interpret reports and newspaper accounts that use
statistics and probability. You'll use simulation and resampling to fully grasp
the difficult concept of "statistical significance.
Who
Should Take This Course:
Anyone who encounters statistics in their work. This first course in statistics
requires no prior training in the subject. The only mathematics you need is
arithmetic. Access to Microsoft Office Excel is required.
Instructor:
Dr. Phillip Good, an applied statistician and graduate of the program in
mathematical statistics at UC Berkeley, former
Division Head and
Professor of Biology at West Coast University,
is the author of Introduction
to Statistics via Resampling Methods and Microsoft Office Excel (Wiley,
2005), Common Errors in Statistics
(and How to Avoid Them) (Wiley, 2003, 2006 with James Hardin), Manager's Guide to Design and
Conduct of Clinical Trials (Wiley, 2nd ed 2006), Resampling
Methods (Birkhauser, 3rd ed, 2005), and Applying Statistics in the Courtroom (CRC, 2001). He has given
tutorials at the Joint Statistical Meetings (U.S.) and Deming Conference,
lectured in Australia, Belgium, France, Holland, Ireland, and Spain, and was
twice a traveling lecturer for the American Statistical Association. This is his
fifth (5th) year of providing on-line interactive courses.
Prerequisite:
No statistical background is required. You should be familiar with Excel.
Organization
of the Course: The
course takes place over the Internet. Course participants will be given access
to a private bulletin board, on which they will receive course materials. The
board will also serve as a forum for discussion of ideas and problem solving.
Excel-based software is provided and you'll be given step-by-step instructions
in its use.
The course is scheduled to take place over three weeks. At the beginning of each
week, participants receive the relevant material, in addition to answers to
exercises from the previous session. During the week, participants are expected
to go over the course materials and work through the exercises. Discussion among
participants is encouraged. The course leader will provide answers and comments
on set weekdays.
Course
Text:
Introduction to
Statistics via Resampling Methods and Microsoft Office Excel (Wiley, 2005).
Course
Program: The
course is structured as follows
SESSION
1: Variation
- When
Statistics are required
- The
three applications of Statistics
- Samples
and populations
- Probability
- Independence
SESSION
2: Summarizing your data
- Means
and medians
- Box
plots and histograms
- Types
of data
- Parameters
and parameter estimates
- Accuracy
and precision
SESSION
3: Testing a hypothesis
- Is
the treatment effective?
- p-values,
significance level, and power
- One-sided
and two-sided tests
-
Testing for correlation
Cost:
The cost of this three-week interactive on-line course is only $245. If
you register before July 31st, you need pay only $195.
Immediately
after your payment is credited, you will receive an email giving you a password,
sign up instructions, and the web address (URL) of the course material.
Note that you will not be able to access this address until the start date of
the course.
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