Vicknesh

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Vicknesh Mano

Data Science Manager @Accenture

Course overview

In this course, you’ll learn how to summarize distributions using the mean, the median, and the mode, as well as when to use them. It will teach you which statistic gives you the most information about a distribution so you know not only how to apply them but also why you should.

You’ll then learn to measure variability using variance or standard deviation, and how to locate and compare values using z-scores. We’ll then explore range, mean absolute deviation, variance, and standard deviation. You’ll also learn about z-Scores and how to use them to compare values across any distribution.

Best of all, you’ll learn by doing — you’ll practice and get feedback directly in the browser. At the end of the course, you’ll complete a guided project that asks you to find the best markets for advertising an e-learning platform that combines your data science programming skills and the statistical skills you’ve learned in this course.

Key skills

  • Summarizing a distribution using the mean, the weighted mean, the median, and the mode
  • Measuring the variability of a distribution using the variance and the standard deviation
  • Locating and comparing values using z-scores

Course outline

Intermediate Statistics in Python [6 lessons]

The Mean 2h

Lesson Objectives
  • Identify the mean as the balance point of a distribution
  • Distinguish between the sample and the population mean
  • Employ the sample mean as an unbiased estimator

The Weighted Mean and the Median 2h

Lesson Objectives
  • Define the weighted mean
  • Employ the weighted mean
  • Define the median
  • Employ the median

The Mode 1h

Lesson Objectives
  • Define the mode
  • Employ the mode
  • Identify summary metrics in skewed and symmetrical distributions

Measures of Variability 2h

Lesson Objectives
  • Define range
  • Define mean absolute deviation
  • Define variance
  • Define standard deviation

Z-scores 2h

Lesson Objectives
  • Define z-scores
  • Standardize a distribution
  • Create comparisons using z-scores

Guided Project: Finding the Best Markets to Advertise In 1h

Lesson Objectives
  • Expand your portfolio with a project on averages and variability
  • Generate business value using statistics skills

Projects in this course

Guided Project: Finding the Best Markets to Advertise In

Learn to combine the skills you learned in this course to perform practical data analysis.

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