Basic Statistics syllabus (U. of Wi - Stevens Point 3 credit course)

This is a 15 week course in basic parametric statistical analysis methods, with some non-parametrics included. This is the course as taught by Dr. William Kirby (1970-2005).

The topics in the course, by the week, are as follows:

• 1. Introduction, central tendency measures

  2. Measures of variation

  3. Charts and graphics

  4. Basic concepts of probability

  5. Process control and Deming

  6. Studying a single variable

  7. Using a computer in statistics

  8. Contingency tables I

  9. Contingency tables II

  10. Analysis of variance I

  11. Analysis of variance II

  12. Correlation and regression I

  13. Correlation and regression II

  14. Non-parametrics and multivariate methods

  15. Review

This course was televised on Wisconsin Public Television from 1990 to 2014. It was usually broadcast on Saturday or Sunday morning at 6 or 7 AM.