Course curriculum

  • 1
    STATISTICS FOR RESEARCH
    • 1. What does the course cover
    • 2. Understanding the difference between a population and a sample
    • 3. Types of data
    • 4. Levels of measurement
    • 5. Visualization techniques for categorical variables
    • 6. Numerical variables_ Using a frequency distribution table
    • 7. Histogram charts
    • 8. Cross tables and scatter plots
    • 9. mean_ median_ mode
    • 10. Measures of asymetry
    • 11. calculating variance
    • 12. Standard deviation and coefficient of variation
    • 13. Calculating and understanding covariance
    • 14. The correlation coefficient
    • 15. Introduction to inferential statistics
    • 16. What is a distribution
    • 17. The Normal distribution
    • 18. The standard normal distribution
    • 19. The central limit theorem
    • 20. Standard error
    • 21. Estimators and estimates
    • 22. Confidence intervals_ advanced topics
    • 23. Introduction to Hypothesis testing
    • 24. Hypothesis testing (Advanced)
    • 25. The fundamentals of regression analysis
    • 26. Subtleties of regression analysis
    • 27. Assumptions for linear regression analysis
    • 28. Dummy variables
  • 2
    RESEARCH PAPER WRITING
    • 1. Types of research papers
    • 2. Researching the topic before writing
    • 3. Writing the paper
    • 4. Citing sources
  • 3
    ACADEMIC WRITING 101
    • 1. Titles
    • 2. Thesis Statements
    • 3. Introductions
    • 4. Paragraphs
    • 5. Transitions
    • 6. Parallel Structure
    • 7. Sentence Structure
    • 8. Avoiding Shifts
    • 9. Active and Passive Voice
    • 10. Concision
    • 11. DictionVocabulary Building
    • 12. Using Quotations and Avoiding Plagiarism
    • 13. Commas and Comma Splices
    • 14. Apostrophes
    • 15. Colon, Semicolon, Hyphen, and Dash
    • 16. Quotations and Citations
    • 17. Capitalization
    • 18. Opinion Editorial
    • 19. Rhetorical Analysis
    • 20. LiteraryTextual Analysis
    • 21. Research Paper
    • 22. Timed Essays
    • 23. Personal Essays