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Statistics and statistical methods play a major role in the work environment in areas such as business, science, finance, economics, engineering to mention just a few. It is very important that people are comfortable with reading statistics and using statistical methods. This free online Diploma in Statistics will give you the knowledge and understanding of basic statistical methods such as sampling and collecting data, probability, distributions, regression analysis. By completing this course you will gain the knowledge and understanding to confidently read statistics and apply statistical methods within your daily working environment.
CERTIFICATIONTo qualify for your official ALISON Diploma, Certificate or PDF you must study and complete all modules and score 80% or more in each of the course assessments. A link to your Diploma certificate will then appear under the My Certificates heading of your My Account page.
LEARNING OUTCOMESUpon completion of this course you will learn how to collect and analyse data. You will gain a good knowledge of the graphs that can be used and the reason for using these graphs.You will have a good understanding of probability, univariate data, and bivariate data. You will know the difference between normal, binomial and hypergeometric distribution. You will be able to do a regression analysis. You will understand the benefits of analytical methods such as trend analysis, residual analysis and the calculation of a seasonal index.
Outline
Collecting and analysing data
Types of Graphs
Frequency and Graphs
Probability
Probability and Relative Frequency
Probability and Odds
Statistics Assessment 1
Summary Statistics
Range
Discrete Random Variables
Univariate Data Part 1
Univariate Data Part 2
Bivariate Data
Normal Distribution
Binomial Distribution
Hypergeometric Distribution
Statistics Assessment 2
Regression
Coefficient of Determination
Non-linear Data
Trend Analysis
Residual Analysis
Calculating a Seasonal Index
Statistics Assessment 3
End of course Assessment
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