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.

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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