I used my confinement during the Covid-19 crisis to create this website. Now students and professors can use it to learn or teach Introductory Statistics either on-campus or online.
Welcome to Standard Statistics, the web site that delivers a comprehensive course on Introductory Statistics, including online lessons, handouts, answer keys, applets and a pedagogy that guarantees significant learning.
If you are a student willing to learn or a professor seeking help to deliver an Introductory Statistics course, you have here a great ally. Enjoy my materials and feel free to contact me if you have any question.
6 Differentiators of Standard Statistics
Comprehensive
It offers a course that covers most, if not all, of the student learning outcomes (SLOs) in a common Intro Stats course, from collecting the data to inferential statistics and decision making. In particular, it has been influenced by the requirements of the California Higher Education System (UC, CSU and CCC).
Unity, Clarity, Simplicity
It is divided in 11 chapters that carry the student through the whole journey of Statistics. Each chapter is introduced as a logical continuation of the previous one and the student is made aware of what s/he is learning in each moment and how it relates to the other contents.
Well Balanced
It balances depth of concept with a friendly approach. It should develop scientific maturity and good practices in the students while keeping them engaged with stimulating questions and scenarios. The concepts are introduced as we go over exercises with the help of “quick questions for quick minds”, color codes and other pedagogical devices.
Audiovisual Emphasis
The lessons are carefully scripted, recorded and edited to teach in around 17 minutes what otherwise could take an hour. Image and sound are recorded at a high quality and manually generated captions are available for impaired students.
Very Concise
Each chapter is usually summarized in a 2-page handout with exercises, solutions and the required vocabulary. No fluff! The blank copies of those handouts are available for students or instructors to download, print and use in class or while taking the online lessons.
Same order as many books
The course follows the same order of contents as many books commonly used at higher education. Indeed, my 6-Step Significant Learning Methodology for Distance Education (6SSLMDE) implies the use of a text book together with my handouts and online lessons.