Statistical inference is the process of drawing conclusions about populations or scientific truths from data. There are many modes of performing inference including statistical modeling, data oriented strategies and explicit use of designs and randomization in analyses. Furthermore, there are broad theories (frequentists, Bayesian, likelihood, design based, …) and numerous complexities (missing data, observed and unobserved confounding, biases) for performing inference. A practitioner can often be left in a debilitating maze of techniques, philosophies and nuance. This course presents the fundamentals of inference in a practical approach for getting things done. After taking this course, students will understand the broad directions of statistical inference and use this information for making informed choices in analyzing data.
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Johns Hopkins UniversityAbout this Course
What you will learn
Understand the process of drawing conclusions about populations or scientific truths from data
Describe variability, distributions, limits, and confidence intervals
Use p-values, confidence intervals, and permutation tests
Make informed data analysis decisions
Skills you will gain
- Statistics
- Statistical Inference
- Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Offered by
Johns Hopkins University
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1: Probability & Expected Values
This week, we'll focus on the fundamentals including probability, random variables, expectations and more.
Week 2: Variability, Distribution, & Asymptotics
We're going to tackle variability, distributions, limits, and confidence intervals.
Week: Intervals, Testing, & Pvalues
We will be taking a look at intervals, testing, and pvalues in this lesson.
Week 4: Power, Bootstrapping, & Permutation Tests
We will begin looking into power, bootstrapping, and permutation tests.
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TOP REVIEWS FROM STATISTICAL INFERENCE
A very conceptual course to understand the fundamentals of Inferential Statistics. I would recommend this course to all aspiring data analysts/scientists or business analysts.
Excellent course. After completion, I really feel like I have a great grasp of basic inferential statistics and this course introduced ideas that I had not even considered before.
Very intensive and demanding course with interesting examples. Students without previous knowledge in statistics will likely need additional resources to complete the course.
Important stuff! It serves well as a refresher but not as a standalone course. If you are unfamiliar with the concepts, you should get a text book to supplement the course.
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