There are a lot of statistics programs that can help facilitate your data analysis. Each one is unique and has something special to offer you. But there is one program that stands out above the rest… R. R is a statistics program that is capable for very powerful analyses, but its language can be daunting […]
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Sampling and Sampling Distributions
Sampling and sample distributions are the foundation of all inferential statistics. To conduct inferential statistics, you have to compare a sample to some sort of distribution. Sampling The overall goal of statistics is to determine patterns represented in a sample that reflect patterns that may exist in the population. The sample is a group of […]
Scatter Plots and Correlation
In statistics, you deal with a lot of data. The hard part is finding patterns that fit the data. To look for patterns, there are several statistical tools that help identify these patterns. But before you use any of these tools, you should look for basic patterns. You can identify basic patterns using a scatter […]
Top 3 Most Useful Statistics Programs
Have you ever tried to calculate linear regression by hand? It can be a nightmare if you have a large dataset or covariate. Thankfully, the world of statistics has developed numerous statistical software programs to help you out. We’re going to talk about the top three that crop up – especially in job descriptions. Let’s […]