Part 1: Exploring Data

Statistical Concepts Covered

  • Categorical vs. Quantitative Data

  • Misleading Data Visuals

Relevant Topics Covered

  • Misleading graphs in politics, sports, business, and science


Statistical Concepts Covered

  • Marginal & Conditional Distributions

  • Side-by-Side & Segmented Bar Graphs

  • Describing Associations

Relevant Topics Covered

  • Version A: Policing

  • Version B: Admissions

  • Version C: Basketball


Statistical Concepts Covered

  • Frequency and Relative Frequency

  • Dotplots, Stemplots, Histograms

  • CSOCS

Relevant Topics Covered

  • Baseball and “Moneyball”



Statistical Concepts Covered

  • Mean, Median

  • Range, Standard Deviation, IQR

  • Summary Stats on Calculator

Relevant Topics Covered

  • Salary Misrepresentation


Statistical Concepts Covered

  • Determining Outliers

  • 5 Number Summary, Boxplots

  • Comparing Distributions

Relevant Topics Covered

  • The Politics of “Average”

  • Taxes & the Middle Class

 
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Part 2: Distribution Location