Statistics Alive: Your First Steps with Data Made Simple

Name: Statistics Alive: Your First Steps with Data Made Simple
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Math for Everyone

Created byDana Adkins

Last updated 6/2025

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What you'll learn

Students will be able to display and analyze data
Students will understand different types of information we can collect, using tally marks to count data; creating frequency tables to show h
Students will create picture graphs, understand the importance of a key in a picture graph, read and interpret information from picture graphs
Students will identify the value that appears most often in a dataset and locate the value in the middle of an ordered dataset.

Course content

4 sections • 15 lectures • 29m total length

Statistics- Box and Whisker Plot2:24
Construct a box and whisker plot for the number of books read, identifying min, max, median, lower quartile (14), and upper quartile (24), and display whiskers from 9 to 31.
Box and Whisker Plot Quiz
Graphs, Surveys, Polls, Measures of Central Tendency, and Bias8:45
Develop skills in creating clear graphs with labeled axes, titles, scales, and understand central tendency: mean, median, mode, and range. Examine surveys, populations and samples, polls, and bias in questions.
MasteringSurveyQuestions2:30
Compute mean, median, mode, and range from a simple data set of scores, illustrating how each measure reveals data center and spread.
Picture Graphs0:38
Explore pictographs to visualize data using paw prints for pets—cats, dogs, and fish—and learn to compare preferences at a glance.
Mastering Survey Questions

Stem and Leaf Plot0:54
Learn to construct a stem and leaf plot by identifying stems and leaves from data, including values like 12, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 30, 31.
Is this the correct stem and leaf plot?
Frequency Tables0:38
Create a frequency table from the data on number of siblings, recording tallies: zero is 1, one is 3, two is 2, and four is 4.
Histograms0:49
Examine a frequency table with intervals 0 to 1, 2 to 3, 4 to 5; read tallies and frequencies on the histogram, y axis people and x axis siblings.
Which histogram is correct?

Mean, Median, Mode?1:56
Compute the mean and median of ten guitar prices, note how an outlier inflates the mean, and prefer the median for a typical price, with a range of 370.
Most Useful Measure 21:50
Learn to compute mean, median, and mode from Sam’s eight-month phone data, with a mean of 517.5, a median of 500, and modes of 430 and 500.
Most Useful Measure 31:15
Compare mean, median, and mode using a ten-number data set of download times. Identify that the mode best conveys the longest download time to convince his parents.
Most Useful Measure 43:32
Compare mean, median, and mode for basketball scores and mp3 prices, noting the impact of outliers and range, and conclude that the median best represents a typical value.

Deviation0:43
Compute deviation by measuring each value's distance from the mean. See how deviations appear for a dataset with mean 72, including 66, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 76, 78.
Variance- Mean of Square Deviations1:25
Compute the variance as the mean of squared deviations by squaring each deviation, summing to 126 across ten numbers, dividing by ten, yielding a variance of 12.6.
Standard Deviation0:26
Discover how to calculate the standard deviation by taking the square root of the variance, here 12.6, to arrive at the standard deviation value.
Standard Deviation 22:11
Compute the mean of the data set, then find and square each deviation. The standard deviation is about 2.26, with values about two and a quarter away from the mean.
What is the standard deviation of 66, 70, 70, 72, 72, 74, 74, 74, 78 ?

Requirements

Dedication
Basic math

Description

Students will , display and analyze data using bar graphs, histograms,

box and whisker plots, and line plots. Students will use

the measures of central tendency to analyze data. Students will learn

how to determine standard deviation and correlation between data.

Students will demonstrate their mastery through quizzes with images that are performance based.

Statistics Alive is a class to help you uncover the power of data and learn how to make sense of the

world around us. Whether you are curious about social trends, sports analytics,

or scientific discoveries, statistics provides the tools to understand and interpret

information. We will start with the basics: understanding data, exploring measures

of central tendency like mean, median, and mode and visualizing data using graphs.

You will learn how to create a measurable question. Don't worry if these terms

sound new- we'll break it down step-by-step with real-world examples and engaging visuals.

The best way to learn statistics is by doing! So make sure you complete the practice test.

Get ready to unlock the stories hidden within data and develop valuable analytical skills! You are sure to get a better

understanding of data after this course. You will be able to create histograms, line plots, frequency tables and calculate the standard deviation, variance and measures of central tendency.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to brush up on statistics
Beginners
People who need to analyze data for reports

Statistics Alive: Your First Steps with Data Made Simple

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Course content

Statistics Lessons4 lectures • 14min

Stem and Leaf and Histograms3 lectures • 2min

Most Useful Measure of Central Tendency4 lectures • 9min

Standard Deviation4 lectures • 5min

Requirements

Description

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