Summary Statistics and Probability

This pathway covers fundamental concepts in statistics and probability that are related to data science. The statistical concepts that are covered include characterization of distributions, summary statistics, and variability in data. Probability concepts include the sum and product rules, conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem, and Simpson’s paradox.

Topics

  • data literacy
  • distribution
  • histogram
  • frequency
  • symmetry
  • skew
  • dispersion
  • modality
  • mean
  • median
  • mode
  • variability
  • variance
  • standard deviation
  • standard error
  • standard error of the mean
  • cell cycle
  • sum rule
  • product rule
  • conditional probability
  • Bayes
  • disease testing
  • Simpson’s paradox