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About the Course

Stanford's "Introduction to Statistics" teaches you statistical thinking concepts that are essential for learning from data and communicating insights. By the end of the course, you will be able to perform exploratory data analysis, understand key principles of sampling, and select appropriate tests of significance for multiple contexts. You will gain the foundational skills that prepare you to pursue more advanced topics in statistical thinking and machine learning. Topics include Descriptive Statistics, Sampling and Randomized Controlled Experiments, Probability, Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem, Regression, Common Tests of Significance, Resampling, Multiple Comparisons....

Top reviews

OK

Nov 17, 2023

The course was incredibly informative. I am glad that I got the opportunity to study in a course on statistics from Stanford University itself. I thank the creators and participants of the course!

BH

Jun 26, 2023

I started this course to get into machine learning and AI. This was packed with a lot of information to get you started. It doesn't got deep into each topic but great for an overal view.

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By Erick A C C

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Dec 5, 2022

This course was a great introduction to statistics. The topics covered were very comprehensive and the explanations were very clear. The course was very well organized and the pacing was just right. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone looking for a good introduction to statistics.

By Deleted A

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Apr 26, 2022

Very insightful course on the foundation of statistics. I would recommend this course to people who previously had statistics background but want to refresh their knowledge. For very first time beginners, this course can be overwhelming because of the short explanations on some of the concepts.

By Kalisa M

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Aug 16, 2022

Thank you for the excellent course. I also really appreciate being able to take as much time as I need to complete it, since I work full time and have a disability. This is truly bringing education to everyone in a real way. I would not have access to such resources without Coursera.

By Ilo M

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Nov 13, 2023

As returning student coming from different field I took this class with no prior knowledge or experience to learn new skills and eventually jump into new career. This course have helped me understand the fundamentals of statistics along with different examples in different modules.

By Sunny B

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Jun 17, 2023

Was a great step by step course formulated by Sir. Guenther Walther.

It was a challenging task for me being from a medical background but the way he has explained things and MCQs at the end of each topic really helps

Enjoyed it and learned basics of Statistics

5 stars from my side.

By Tuan A V

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Apr 29, 2023

Great intro to statistic course!

The instructor was very engaging in his presentations. Each topic was well explained and made easy to digest. Practices or examples are supplemented with each learning point to help the learners really understand the material and how it is applied.

By ADNAN H

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Oct 6, 2022

Statistical knowledge helps you use the proper methods to collect the data, employ the correct analyses, and effectively present the results. Statistics is a crucial process behind how we make discoveries in science, make decisions based on data, and make predictions.

By Fernando D S

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Feb 8, 2023

I was surprised about how good a course without use of software could be. It is a good preparation for a second course using statistics in any other course using statistics. An active student would try to solve some problems presented in this course using Python.

By Olga L

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Nov 9, 2022

This course gives a good summary of different principles, ideas, methods, approaches, etc. used in the statistics and is an excellent foundation to further exploration. At first it was rather difficult but I have learnt to see and analyse things in a specific way.

By intan k s

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Sep 4, 2022

A very good course for beginner, even without any statistic background, videos & explanations are understandable. This course made me realise that, there are so much more to the world of statisics and it uses to process massive datas to able to get a findings.

By Kamini C

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Dec 5, 2024

The course strengthens your basic understanding of statistics. Especially with Industry relevant analysis-based examples and concepts. Along with practicable assignments at the end of each module. Which actually helps you retain and put the concepts to use.

By Pierre L P

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Jul 28, 2022

This course is very helpful , I am a teacher of statistic but many thing learned in this lesson have been strange for me . Thank you so much !!!

I hope the others can use this course to upgrade their skills and keep on to learn more in statistics

By Katarzyna S

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Jul 28, 2023

You might need to rewatch some of the videos and look through the notes as some of the topics are covered very quickly, but Guenther shows some examples and application which is very useful and really helped me understand statistical testing.

By gooodluke

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May 23, 2022

bonne entrée en la matière qui permet en plus de se familiariser avec le vocabulaire spécifique (les propos sont repris en dessous des vidéos au format texte). J'ai néanmoins eu besoin de travailler à côté pour bien comprendre les acquis.

By Alexander K

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Apr 20, 2023

Very useful course. Most of the concepts are clearly explained. There are some missing things in terms of explanation but generally the course is very solid, well prepared and provides a good intro to statistics.

Thank you, Prof. Walther

By Altberg T

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Nov 25, 2022

Great course. I really liked how the material is presented in the course in a "no-nonsense" approach. The course covers a lot of points which weren't clear to me. I think it is a great beginners course to gain general understanding.

By Harish M

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Jun 10, 2022

Very Informative, develop proper understanding of different topics of statistics, skill to use statistical techniques accurately, and skill to interpret statistical results precisely or draw correct inferences from the output.

By russell.brook@siemens.com

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Aug 8, 2022

This course is a great introduction to statistcal analysis techniques and methods to investigate what data is telling us. i'd also say it goes beyond basics to help carry out some very meaningful analysis. highly recomended.

By Céline K

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Jun 4, 2021

Really great. I have no background in statistic and probability, rather than high school education 15 years ago and this course was clear, well explained and easy to understand. The chosen example were great as the teacher.

By Nisa A

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Nov 2, 2021

sangat membantu dalam memeproleh pengetahuan serta skill, dengan pembelajran yang sangat efektif dan efisien bisa kapankpun dan dimanapun. Selain itu metode pembelajaran sangat nyeman dan mudah untuk dipahami. thank youuu

By VANESSA L B

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Jul 31, 2024

Me encantó el curso, definitivamente me ayudo mucho a confirmar mis conocimientos base sobre la estadística y adquirir muchos nuevos terminos y métodos que me serán de mucha utilidad para continuar haciendo investigación.

By Daniele S

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Aug 28, 2024

brilliant! Now I know a lot of statistics that I didn't get taught in school. The teacher really puts you into the perspective of a statistic and teaches you the right flow of reasoning/ right approach to the problem.

By Giovanni M

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Sep 29, 2022

Very dense content here for a completely newbie in the area. But it's amazing to dive into the statistics! Should be more pratical but it's really amazing having the possibility of doing such great course for free!!!

By Jeffrey O

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Jan 23, 2025

It's pleasure to finished about introduction to statistics and it's applicable for research work. Thank you very much to the God Almighty and thank you so much, the expertise of the Professors. More power...

By Swaroop D

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May 27, 2022

It is a must do course. Students, Professionals looking to pave thier way towards analytical sector, it's a must take course. Starting from all the basics and introductions of different statistical tests.