Overview

This lesson provides an introduction to statistics. We will study the meaning of statistics, basic terms, types of variables, distribution of variables, and data. To study statistics, it is important to become familiar with the types of variables and data.

Reading:

• Chapter 1 and 2
• Overview of Concepts (from Professor Friedman)
• Learning with Excel
• Class Lecture Notes

Additional Resources

1) Measurement Scale - please find below useful elaborations on the four scales

• Types of Data & Measurement Scales: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio

• Levels of measurement

Audio