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What Statistics Is and Why Data Matters
Define statistics as a practical way to turn questions, data, variation, and uncertainty into better decisions.
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Module 1
Learn how statistical thinking turns questions, data, uncertainty, ethics, and communication into better business decisions.
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Data Detective
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9 lessons, about 289 minutes.
Define statistics as a practical way to turn questions, data, variation, and uncertainty into better decisions.
Separate summaries of observed data from claims that reach beyond the data at hand.
Connect statistical thinking to communication, decision-making, process improvement, and technical literacy.
Use application cards to connect business questions with data, statistical ideas, charts, and R tasks.
Prepare for imperfect data, privacy concerns, practical constraints, and transparent reporting.
Spot weak claims, biased samples, misleading comparisons, and causal overreach.
Present numbers in ways that make comparisons clear, honest, and useful to a decision-maker.
Run first R commands on synthetic business data and connect output to a plain-language interpretation.
Advise a small education platform using traffic, signups, satisfaction, and support-delay evidence.