STATS100

Descriptive Statistics

Learn to summarize, visualize, and interpret data — the essential first step in any analytics workflow.

📚 5 Chapters
⏱ ~3 hours
🌱 Beginner

Chapters

Work through each chapter in order. Each one builds on the last.

1

Measures of Central Tendency & Spread

Mean, median, mode, range, variance, and standard deviation through retail analytics.

🕑 ~25 min read
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2

Frequency Distributions & Data Visualization

Histograms, frequency tables, chart types, and distribution shapes for business data.

🕑 ~40 min read
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3

Probability Fundamentals

Classical and empirical probability, addition and multiplication rules, Bayes theorem, and counting methods.

🕑 ~50 min read
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4

The Normal Distribution & Z-Scores

Bell curve properties, empirical rule, Z-scores, and finding probabilities with the standard normal.

🕑 ~45 min read
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5

Sampling & The Central Limit Theorem

Sampling methods, standard error, sampling distributions, and the most important theorem in statistics.

🕑 ~40 min read
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What You'll Learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

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Calculate and interpret measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and choose the right one for different data types.

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Measure variability using range, variance, and standard deviation to describe how spread out data is.

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Build and read common visualizations — histograms, box plots, bar charts, and scatter plots — for business reporting.

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Detect outliers, understand skewness, and explain how data shape affects summary statistics and decision-making.

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Apply descriptive techniques to real business datasets — from retail sales to supply chain metrics — and communicate findings clearly.

Prerequisites

What you need before starting this course.

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No prerequisites required

STATS100 is designed for complete beginners. If you can add, subtract, multiply, and divide, you have everything you need. We build every concept from scratch with real-world business examples.

Related Games

Practice what you learn with these interactive stats games.

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Z-Score Percentile Game

Convert between Z-scores and percentiles. Build intuition for the standard normal distribution.

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Mean vs Median Duel

Decide whether mean or median better represents each dataset and explain why.

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Five Number Summary Race

Race the clock to find Min, Q1, Median, Q3, and Max across business datasets.

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Variance Intuition

Build intuition for spread. Estimate variance by looking at data — tightly clustered or widely dispersed?

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Outlier Hunter

Spot outliers using IQR rules and visual inspection. Click data points to flag them and score.

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