Statistics

Statistics is a type of data analysis which practice includes the planning, summarizing, and interpreting of observations of a system possibly followed by predicting or forecasting of future events based on a mathematical model of the system being observed. Statistics is a branch of applied mathematics specifically in the area of statistical theory which uses probability theory in the mathematical models.

External links

• Clear explanation of the three Statistical Distributions studied throughout secondary school great for younger students.

General sites and organizations

• Statlib: Data, Software and News from the Statistics Community (Carnegie Mellon)
• International Statistical Institute
• The Probability Web

Link collections

• Free Statistical Tools on the WEB (at ISI)
• Materials for the History of Statistics (Univ. of York)
• Statistics resources and calculators (Xycoon)
• StatPages.net (statistical calculations, free software, etc.)
• Bioethics Resources on the Web from the U.S. National Institute of Health (links to tutorials, case studies, and on-line courses)

Online courses and textbooks

• Electronic Statistics Textbook (StatSoft,Inc.)
• Teach/Me Data Analysis (a Springer-Verlag book)
• Statistics: Lecture Notes (from a professor at Richland Community College)
• CyberStats: Electronic Statistics Textbook (CyberGnostics, Inc)
• A variety of class notes and educational materials on probability and statistics

Statistical software

• R Project for Statistical Computing (free software)
• Statistics Online Computational Resource (UCLA)
• Root Analysis Framework (CERN)
• Multidimensional Scaling Software
• Software for interactive graphical analyses
• Website Analytics and Monitoring

Other resources

• ANOVA
• Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics (Univ. of Alabama) (requires MathML and Java 2 Runtime Environment)
• Resources for Teaching and Learning about Probability and Statistics (ERIC Digests)
• Resampling: A Marriage of Computers and Statistics (ERIC Digests)
• Statistical Resources on the Web
• Statistics glossary
• Statistician Job Outlook - Analysis of wages and working environment for the occupation

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