Basic Statistical Concepts for Data Science
Chapter Highlights
The concepts of statistics are essential in solving data science related problems.
The major topics in this chapter are:
• Applications and importance of Statistics in Data Science
• Statistics as a Science of Variation
• Concepts of Variation, Variables, and Statistical Thinking
• Basic Vocabulary of Statistics and Different Ways of Defining Statistics
• Identify Data and Different Classifications of Data
• Two Broad Categories of Statistics: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
• Define and Understand Basic Statistical Terms Including Population, Sample, Parameters, and Statistics
• Tools of Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
• Current Trends in the Ever-Growing ...
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