In this short course I use examples from our everyday lives to introduce you to the foundations of statistics, without being overwhelmed by formulae or number crunching.
What you’ll learn
Your data literacy will be developed to leave you:
- confident interpreting numbers presented in the media, meetings, and reports
- comfortable understanding how statistical estimates are produced
- appreciating how data can be manipulated to tell a certain story
- recognising why there are so many ways to collect data
This course will cover less content than “traditional” intro stats courses, but you will leave with a deeper understanding of key statistical concepts.
If you have previously completed an intro stats course and all that chat about p-values, test statistics, and confidence intervals still do not make sense, you will be enlightened about these too!
Who it’s for
The intro stats course is suitable for anyone who wants to demystify statistics and be more confident and comfortable around the data in their workplace and personal life. This includes individuals:
- producing or interpreting reports
- looking to advance their career options by increasing their data literacy
- struggling to convey statistical results to clients or colleagues
- simply wanting to expand their statistical knowledge
Format
This introductory stats course is taught online over two half-day sessions, or over one day when in-person.
- Taught using real life examples, a live experiment, and visualisations to convey concepts, without overwhelming formulae or number crunching
- Delivered using a combination of presentations, group discussion, short videos and activities
- The focus will only be on interpreting and understanding statistical concepts, and will not be on calculating it
- There is time for questions throughout the course and a dedicated time at the end of each session for further questions and discussion on content of your choosing. No question is too simple to ask!
- Note: online class size is limited to 6 participants for a personalised learning experience
Instructor
Dr Nicole Mealing, will help you demystify statistics, so you are more comfortable and confident around data, wherever you encounter it. This course is developed and taught harnessing over fifteen years of industry and teaching experience, including teaching at almost every university in Sydney.
Nicole offers an approachable learning experience far removed from the university model, and tailored to people with little or no analytical experience.
Learn more about Nicole and Simplify Stats.
