We live in an uncertain and complex world, yet we continually have to make decisions in the present with uncertain future outcomes. Indeed, we should be on the look-out for "black swans" - low-probability high-impact events.
Probability and Statistics: To p or not to p?
Probability and Statistics: To p or not to p?
Instructor: Dr James Abdey
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- Decision Making
- Estimation
- Forecasting
- Operations Research
- Probability Distribution
- Data Literacy
- Financial Analysis
- Statistical Methods
- Statistical Hypothesis Testing
- Risk Analysis
- Statistics
- Probability
- Probability & Statistics
- Descriptive Statistics
- Mathematical Modeling
- Statistical Inference
- Simulation and Simulation Software
- Sampling (Statistics)
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Reviewed on Nov 8, 2022
This course is a great introduction into statistics! Nicely explained in a very clear and even fun way. Also great mix of videos and articles to read. Definitely recommended!
HS
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Reviewed on Mar 3, 2021
This is a very mind-blowing course and it helped me in many ways. The subtitles and note-taking are great ideas too, plus they are not strict which is a total opposite in real classes
YA
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Reviewed on Oct 7, 2023
Challenging but after some consolidation I found it highly interesting. Will definitely continue my studies into probability and statistics due to the excellent teaching by Dr. Abdey!
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