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Learn how to calculate and interpret several descriptive statistics using the Python library NumPy.
### Why Learn Statistics?
Statistics is a tool used to communicate our understanding of data. It helps us understand the world better, make assertions, and communicate our confidence in the statements we are making.
### Take-Away Skills
This course focuses on a number of different descriptive statistics including the mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and variance of different datasets. Not only will you learn how to calculate these statistics, but you will learn how to interpret them. By getting an understanding of what these statistics represent, you will be able to better describe your own datasets.
### Why Learn Statistics?
Statistics is a tool used to communicate our understanding of data. It helps us understand the world better, make assertions, and communicate our confidence in the statements we are making.
### Take-Away Skills
This course focuses on a number of different descriptive statistics including the mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and variance of different datasets. Not only will you learn how to calculate these statistics, but you will learn how to interpret them. By getting an understanding of what these statistics represent, you will be able to better describe your own datasets.