Learner Reviews & Feedback for Basic Data Descriptors, Statistical Distributions, and Application to Business Decisions by Rice University

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Good intro or refresher on how to apply apply basic statistical concepts to business problems. I can immediately apply the Poisson distribution to gain further insights at my current job. I thought the material was well presented by the speaker: spoke slowly, clearly, and didn't try to cover too much dense info. in each video segment. The quizes were a little bit of a stretch, from what was presented in the videos, but still relevant.

My third course in Data Science Topic! It recalls lots of Mathematics knowledge that I haven't used for long time. Practical examples really make formula more meaningful. I really like how the course is organized with short enough videos, practice exercises and knowledge check after every lesson.

The instructor's speaker was a bit low. I almost had to maximize my speaker in order to listen clearly.

The course is very well organized and explained in a lucid manner by the instructor. It is beginner-friendly and can be done by anyone who wishes to study the basic application of business statistics. The instructor does explain the Normal, Poisson and the Binomial distributions but doesn't throw much light on as to in what scenarios should these distributions be used. Overall a nice course.

This course help me to lear basic of Basic Data Descriptors, Statistical Distributions, and its Application to business. the last excercise of week 4 is awsome it really teach me the real application of the various topic which cover in the lecture .

Thank you Rice for this course and professor SHARAD BORLE for teaching in very easy way which make us to understand all topic well.

Clear and concise introduction to a number of statistical concepts. What this course lacks is application exercises in excel. It is taught well, but could benefit by expanding the course material to work with more problem sets in actual excel. For this one reason the cost of the course may not be worth it if you are unable to finish 2 to 3 courses in a month (imho).

I really enjoyed the course and learned a great deal. My only recommendation for improvement was that I wish there were materials provided for additional/optional study outside of the existing coursework and testing--more like homework problems where we can work what we have learned, then check provided answers to see if we've done the various functions correctly.

Wonderfully structured course!. There is something about this specialization, the manner in which it is created, that keeps you entrhalled all the time. Totally a big green light to someone looking to indulge oneself in the business statistics concepts. Thank you so much sir! Looking forward to other courses of the specialisation.

what a good course and i love all exercises special the 4 final exams each week and i want more exercise for practice some of exercises not easy to understand need to practice more every week

next time want to see more exercises or more outsources exams

really loved this course. Totally compact and used as less many words as possible. Would have been better for me if they made me practice a lot more. But that does not mean that it won't suit others but the opposite. Thanks.

Contains all basic information on data descriptors, presented in a thorough and easy to understand way. More practice exercises (quizzes) would make it even better.

It was wonderful to get a basic idea about different distribution methods but the only thing missing was a business problem from starting, a kind of small project.

I would like to go further in depth of the course for better understanding. I think I have got the topic but still far from understanding its business application.

Professor explained tough concepts in simple and plain language full marks but need to improve student support regarding queries related to concepts and quizzes.

It was a nice experience of learning some new skills and having some practical implementation with the questions which were there in the quiz.

THE INSTRUCTOR WAS GOOD AND THE COURSE CONTENT WAS SIMPLE AND YET AMAZING. I ENJOYED EACH BIT OF THE CLASS. THANKS A TON!

the last portion was really difficult to understand, the material was too general for the questions covered in the quiz.

Well explained and got to know how to use Excel. But it should have an optional topic to go deep if someone wants to.

I was not able to resolve the Question #5 using the Poisson formula. Not sure I understood this topic correctly.

This course was a little difficult compared to the previous course and involved a lot of theoretical concepts.

The content was good and explained in simple words. However, I would have liked more real-life examples