Inferential statistics are concerned with making inferences based on relations found in the sample, to relations in the population. Inferential statistics help us decide, for example, whether the differences between groups that we see in our data are strong enough to provide support for our hypothesis that group differences exist in general, in the entire population.
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Comparing two groups
Categorical association
Simple regression
Multiple regression
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I enjoyed this course. Being new to stats, I feel I needed more practice and extra examples. A lot of extra work and self-study helped me grasp and pass this course.
Wish there was a way to accept alternative methods on R assignments - got the answer but would not accept string of code
Excellent Course for Inferential Statistics. Really Enjoyed the course. R quiz give hands-on on the data sets.
I understood inferential statistics better with this course. Both teachers made the concepts clear for me. The R homework helps me review inferential statistics methods.
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