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Against All Odds: What Is Probability?/Random Variables
MTH VT0255N

27 minutes


Against All Odds: For Proportions/Inference for Two Way Tables
MTH VT0255O

Part 1. INFERENCE FOR PROPORTIONS: Discover confidence intervals for a single proportion & for comparing proportions based on paired & independent samples. 29 min. Part 2. INFERENCE FOR TWO-WAY TABLES: 2-way table can show the relationship between 2 categorical variables in a single population or compare the distributions of a single categorical variable in several populations. 29 min


Against All Odds: What Is Statistics?/Picturing Distributions
MTH VT0255A

Part 1. WHAT IS STATISTICS? Discover how this discipline is relied upon to get to heart of great quantities of information. 29 min - Part 2. PICTURING DISTRIBUTIONS: Construct stem plots, frequency tables & histograms, & understand importance of pattern deviations. 29 min.


Against All Odds: Describing Distributions/Normal Distributions
MTH VT0255B

Part 1. DESCRIBING DISTRIBUTIONS: NUMERICAL DESCRIPTION: Examine difference between mean & median & learn of quartiles, boxplots, interquartile range, & standard deviation. 29 min. Part 2. NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS Series of simplifications shows progression from histogram to single normal curve for standardized measurement. 29 min


Against All Odds: Normal Calculations/ Time Series
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Part 1. NORMAL CALCULATIONS: Covers standardization & calculation of normal relative frequencies from tables assessing normality by normal quintile plots. 29 min. Part 2. TIME SERIES Includes statistical control, inspecting time series, seasonal variation, cycles, & smoothing by averaging. 29 min


Against All Odds: Models for Growth/Describing Relationships
MTH VT0255D

Part 1. MODELS FOR GROWTH: Topics include linear growth, with review of geometry of straight lines & introduction to least squares idea; exponential growth, & straightening & exponential growth curve by logarithms; prediction & extrapolation. 29 min. Part 2. DESCRIBING RELATIONSHIPS: Scatterplots & their variations are discussed along with smoothing scatterplots of response versus explanatory variables by median trace; linear relationships, least squares regression lines, & comment on outliers. 29 min


Against All Odds: Correlation/Multidimensional Data Analysis
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Part 1. CORRELATION: Find out how to derive correlation coefficient & interpret it. 29 min. Part 2. MULTIDIMENSIONAL DATA ANALYSIS: Recaps presentation of data analysis by showing use of computing technology & a study at Bell Communications. 29 min


Against All Odds: The Question of Causation/Experimental Design
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Part 1. THE QUESTION OF CAUSATION: Observed association may or may not represent causation. 29 min. Part 2. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Distinguish between observational studies & experiments & learn basic principles of design including comparison, randomization, & replication. 29 min


Against All Odds: Blocking & Sampling/Samples and Surveys
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Part 1. BLOCKING AND SAMPLING: Understand sampling & difference between singlefactor & multifactor experiments & kinds of questions each can answer. 29 min. Part 2. SAMPLING AND SURVEYS: Stratified random sampling is explained. See how a survey is designed to ensure randomness & avoid bias. 29 min


Against All Odds: What Is Probability?/Random Variables
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Part 1. WHAT IS PROBABILITY?: Distinguish between deterministic & random phenomena, understand sample space, outcomes & probability models. 29 min. Part 2. RANDOM VARIABLES: Learn about idea of independence; multiplication rule for independent events; & continuous random variables. 29 min


Against All Odds: Binomial Dist./The Sample Mean & Control Charts
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Part 1. BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTIONS: Find out how to calculate mean & standard deviation of binomial distributions, & see how quincunx, randomizing device at Boston Museum of Science, illustrates concepts. 29 min. Part 2. THE SAMPLE MEAN & CONTROL CHARTS: Manufacturing industry offer real-life demonstrations of use of the central limit theorem, control chart monitoring of random variation, creation of x-bar charts & definitions of control limits & out-of-control limits. 29 min


Against All Odds: Confidence Intervals/Significance Tests
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Part 1. CONFIDENCE INTERVALS: Understand aspects of confidence intervals; interval & the confidence level & see how they are used in blood pressure studies, political & population surveys, & primate research. 29 min. Part 2. SIGNIFICANCE TESTS: Strengths & weakness of significance tests are assessed. Defined are null & alternative hypotheses & P-values. 29 min


Against All Odds: Inference For One Mean/Comparing Two Means
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Part 1. INFERENCE FOR ONE MEAN: Discover improved technique for statistical problems that involve a population mean. 29 min. Part 2. COMPARING TWO MEANS: Learn how to recognize a 2-sample problem distinguishes such samples from one-sample & paired-sample situations. 29 min


Against All Odds: Inference For Proportions/Inference For 2-Way Tables
MTH VT0255L

Part 1. INFERENCE FOR PROPORTIONS: Discover confidence intervals for a single proportion & for comparing proportions based on paired & independent samples. 29 min. Part 2. INFERENCE FOR TWO-WAY TABLES: 2-way table can show the relationship between 2 categorical variables in a single population or compare the distributions of a single categorical variable in several populations. 29 min


Against All Odds: Inference For Relationships/Case Study
MTH VT0255M

Part 1. INFERENCE FOR RELATIONSHIPS: Understand inference for simple linear regression, emphasizing slope & prediction. 29 min. Part 2. CASE STUDY: How statistical principles come together in a case study. 29 min