University of Colorado Boulder

BiteSize Statistics for Absolute Beginners Specialization

University of Colorado Boulder

BiteSize Statistics for Absolute Beginners Specialization

Prepare your career in Data Science.

Build the foundation of statistics

Di Wu

Instructor: Di Wu

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Specialization - 3 course series

BiteSize Stats: Data and Descriptive Statistics 

BiteSize Stats: Data and Descriptive Statistics 

Course 1, 75 hours

What you'll learn

  • Statistics

  • Descriptive Data Analysis

Skills you'll gain

Category: Descriptive Statistics
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Sampling (Statistics)
Category: Box Plots
Category: Variance Analysis
Category: Probability & Statistics
Category: Histogram
Category: Statistics
Category: Statistical Inference
Category: Data Literacy
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Collection
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Statistical Methods
Category: Descriptive Analytics
BiteSize Stats: Probability Rules and Bayes Theorem 

BiteSize Stats: Probability Rules and Bayes Theorem 

Course 2, 80 hours

What you'll learn

  • Statistics

  • Probability

  • Bayes' Theorem

Skills you'll gain

Category: Probability
Category: Probability & Statistics
Category: Combinatorics
Category: Bayesian Statistics
Category: Business Mathematics
Category: Statistical Inference
Category: Probability Distribution
Category: Data Literacy
Category: Correlation Analysis
Category: Logical Reasoning
Category: Applied Mathematics
Category: Fraud detection
Category: Statistical Methods
Category: Diagnostic Tests
BiteSize Stats: Key Probability Distributions

BiteSize Stats: Key Probability Distributions

Course 3, 83 hours

What you'll learn

  • Statistics

  • Probability Distributions

Skills you'll gain

Category: Probability Distribution
Category: Probability
Category: Probability & Statistics
Category: Sampling (Statistics)
Category: Statistical Modeling
Category: Statistical Methods
Category: Statistical Inference
Category: Risk Modeling
Category: Capacity Planning
Category: Descriptive Statistics
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Quality Control

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Di Wu
University of Colorado Boulder
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