Introductory Statistics for K-12Educators

Statistics is the science of conducting studies to collect, organize, summarize, present, analyze, and draw conclusions from data. Descriptive statistics consists of the collection, organization, summarization, and presentation of data. Inferential statistics consists of the analysis of data in order to draw conclusions when generalizing from a sample to a population. Students in this course will study both descriptive and inferential statistics, elements of probability which support statistical theory, and theoretical distributions. Tests of hypotheses will include one sample test, two-sample tests, analysis of variance, and nonparametric tests. Other topics are confidence intervals, correlational analysis, forecasting, and predictions. Students will apply statistics to education matters that require measurements, analysis, and decision making by education matters that require measurements, analysis, and decision making by education position holders and will design, conduct, and report a study that demonstrates their statistical skills.