STAT 193: Statistical Thinking

Explore the steps to conduct a two-sample t-test using a control and supplemented group. Through hypothesis testing, standard deviation, and P-value interpretation, we analyze the means of both groups to determine statistical differences.

Explore the actual longevity of legendary cowboys using a detailed sociological study. With data visualization and historical references, challenge popular stereotypes and understand the reality of cowboy lives in the late 19th century.

Discover the art of calculating probabilities in football. Using three players' success rates, we determine the odds of different goal outcomes. Understand independent and mutually exclusive events in a real-world scenario.

Examine a dataset that tracks student homework durations. Understand quartiles, the interquartile range, and skewness in the data. Discover insights into typical study durations and outlier behaviors.

Explore the concept of assortative mating through an eye-color study of 204 Scandinavian couples. Discover how probabilities highlight nonrandom mating patterns. Conclude if eye colors of partners are independent or reveal assortative tendencies.

Analyze the relationships between different political affiliations and age groups. Determine whether certain events are independent, mutually exclusive, or neither, based on the provided probabilities. The findings offer a nuanced understanding of voter demographics and their interdependencies.