Curated Path

Stats 101 Roadmap

Follow this path from top to bottom to master the fundamentals. Every article here is designed to build upon the last.

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Prerequisites

The absolute basics. Don't skip this if you don't know your variables from your variance.

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The Flaw of Averages

Why the "typical" value is lying to you, and how to understand Spread.

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The Normal Distribution

The bell curve rules everything around us. Learn why data clusters.

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Scatterplots & Correlation

How variables interact. Visualizing relationships in data.

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Probability Logic

Before we calculate chances, we need to understand the logic of uncertainty.

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Probability Distributions

Moving from abstract logic to concrete models of random events.

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CLT & Sampling Distributions

Understanding how sample means behave and why the Central Limit Theorem is so powerful.

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