What you will learn
- To master statistics fundamentals and learn to apply a variety of methods for explaining, summarising and presenting data and interpreting results clearly.
- To summarise the ideas of randomness and variability, and the way in which these link to probability theory to allow the systematic and logical collection of statistical techniques of great practical importance in many applied areas.
- To explain the fundamentals of statistical inference and perform inference to test the significance of common measures such as means and proportions and conduct chi-squared tests of contingency tables.
- To be competent users of standard statistical operators, linear regression and correlation analysis and be able to recall a variety of well-known probability distributions.
Program Overview
Expert instruction
5 high-quality courses
Self-paced
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5 months
11 - 14 hours per week
Discounted price: $896.40
Pre-discounted price: $996USD
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Courses in this program
LSE's Statistics Fundamentals MicroBachelors® Program
- Statistics 1 Part 1: Introductory statistics, probability and estimation
- Statistics 1 Part 2: Statistical Methods
- Statistics 2 Part 1: Probability and Distribution Theory
- Statistics 2 Part 2: Statistical Inference
- Statistics Fundamentals Proctored Exam
- Program Certificate & College Credit
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