1. Statistics Overview
Let’s Learn Stats! - by Dr. Prafulla Dikshit 6-8 minutes read 1. Statistics Overview Before even getting to know statistics, it is critical to get a basic understanding of research. Research is a set of concepts, principles, and methods which facilitates science and scientific inquiry. The Scientific field itself may be classified into hard (e.g. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or Mathematics) and soft (Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Management, or political science), science subjects. While research in itself is a big topic, it is primarily of two types – namely 1) Qualitative and 2) Quantitative. Research and its methods may also vary according to the domain or subjects. 1.1 Importance of statistics and why we even need statistics The purpose of statistics is to enable and facilitate research findings and decisions. It is interesting to note that statistics is all around us, and if we pay attention, we may often encounter statis...