STAT 6007: Basic Statistics

Explore Anderson's 1999 study on how attention load impacts reaction times. Through hands-on analysis, understand the computation of mean, median, and mode from the provided data. Highlighting the significance of the median in capturing the central tendency amidst potential outliers.

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 calcium concentration in Chautauqua's rainwater from 2010, comparing it to 1990 levels. Using statistical tests, examine normal distribution and determine significant changes. The results provide insights into environmental shifts over two decades.

Explore the dynamics of Poisson distribution using both theoretical understanding and a practical application related to discovering uranium deposits. With the help of Bayes' formula and parameter adjustments, interpret various probabilities and outcomes for event occurrences.

Discover how to determine the probability and mean of young adults watching TV in a week. Using provided data, we compare the sample mean with the calculated population mean to interpret expected TV viewing habits.

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.