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QUANTitative Analysis & Statistics

For those taking a statistics and [quantitative] data analysis courses and/or doing a data analysis project.
On this page:
  • Courses: These videos are organized in a progression that will cover all the topics you need.
  • Explainer Videos:These videos are not well-organized, but have good content you might prefer.

Courses

These are well-organized collections of videos that cover the entire scope of an introductory class (and sometimes more). They can be watched in order, or not.

Open the collapsible box for a list of topics covered with direct links.

Multiple Playlists

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Playlists

Video counts include those showing how to do things in SPSS or JASP.

Flipped Classroom
  1. Numbers and Variables (9)
  2. Statistics Software (7)
  3. Frequency (10)
  4. Statistical Graphing (15)
  5. Measures of Central Tendency (Mean, Median, Mode) (10)
  6. Measures of Variability (11)
  7. Sampling, Probability, & Inference (10)
  8. Statistical Hypothesis Testing (NHST) (12)
  9. Using z Scores and the z Test in Statistics (9)
  10. One Sample t Tests (9)
  11. Independent Sample t Tests and Paired t Tests (11)
  12. One-Way ANOVA (8)
  13. Correlation (9)
  14. Linear Regression (7)
  15. Chi-Square & Non-Parametric Alternatives (10)
Basic Business Statistics (QBA 237)
  1. From Numbers to Variables to Data (5)
  2. Forming Variables for Statistics & Statistical Software (4)
  3. Describing Data with Descriptive Statistics (15)
  4. Data Visualization for Variables (12)
  5. Central Tendency and Variability (16)
  6. Depicting Distributions from Boxplots to z-Scores (14)
  7. Correlation And Regression (7)
  8. Basic Probability (14)
  9. Discrete Probability Distributions (10)
  10. Continuous Probability Distributions (6)
  11. Sampling And Populations (5)
  12. Sampling Distributions (9)
  13. Estimating Intervals, Point Estimators, and Confidence Intervals (10)
  14. Hypothesis Testing and Research Designs Introduction (12)
  15. Single-Sample Hypothesis Tests (z, t, p) (6)
  16. Assumptions, Significance,& Effect Size Wrap-Up (11)

Other Videos

More about U Amsterdam videos...

Selected playlists are expanded to highlight important topics.

Videos are typically 5-8 minutes.

Playlists

Basic Statistics
  1. Exploring Data (9)
    1. Cases, variables and levels of measurement
    2. Data matrix and frequency table
    3. Graphs and shapes of distributions
    4. Mode, median and mean
    5. Range, interquartile range and box plot
    6. Variance and standard deviation
    7. Z-scores
    8. Example
  2. Correlation and Regression (8)
    1. Contingency tables and scatterplots
    2. Pearson's r
    3. Finding the regression line
    4. Describing the regression line
    5. How well does the regression line fit
    6. Correlation is not causation
    7. Example contingency table - Note: Column percentages were chosen because the columns held the "Independent Variable" (the variable that "comes first" and/or is hypothesized to cause the other).
    8. Example Pearson's r and regression
  3. Probability (11)
  4. Probability Distributions (8)
  5. Sampling Distributions (7)
  6. Confidence Intervals (7)
  7. Significance Tests (7)
Inferential Statistics
  1. Comparing two groups (9)
  2. Categorical association (6)
  3. Simple regression (9)
  4. Multiple regression (8)
    1. Regression model
    2. R and R-squared
    3. Overall F-test
    4. Individual T-tests
    5. Checking assumptions
    6. Categorical predictors
    7. Categorical response variable
    8. Interpreting results
  5. Analysis of variance (6)
  6. Non-parametric tests (6)
Quantitative Methods
  1. Origins of Science (10)
  2. The Scientific Method (10)
  3. Research Designs (11)
  4. Measurement (10)
    1. Operationalization
    2. Measurement structure
    3. Measurement levels
    4. Variable types
    5. Measurement validity
    6. Measurement reliability
    7. Survey, questionnaire and test (~5 min)
      • Explains terminology, and describes instructions, pros and cons of online administration, and scales
    8. Scales and response options (~6 min)
      • Likert scales; Scale construction; Well formulated questions: Short and simple, Unambiguous, Not suggestive, Answerable, Avoid Extreme wording; Response options: unambiguous, consistent, exhaustive, mutually exclusive
    9. Response and rater bias (~4.5 min)
      • Response Biases: acquiescence, social desirability, extreme response style, bias toward the middle; Rater biases: halo effect, generosity error, severity error.
    10. Other measurement types
  5. Sampling (9)
  6. Practice, Ethics and Integrity (9)
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A Series of Videos

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Based on the AP Statistics Curriculum

Descriptive Statistics
Methodology
Probability
Statistical Inference
Bayesan Statistics
Hypothesis Tests
Other Topics
Applied Statistics

Study Hall: Data Literacy

Crash Course & Arizona State University

Explainer Videos

Here is a collection of additional YouTube channels that are useful if you need more on a particular topic. The videos are typically self-contained (or directly refer you to another video). Each of these presenters has a very different style, so hopefully there is something for everybody.

Open the collapsible box for recommendations and/or an organized list (these are linked directly to the YouTube channel)

Best for Fundamental Concepts

More about Dr. Nic videos...

Videos targeted to high school, early college, and adult learners using friendly examples and graphics. This is only a small collection of some of the most relevant videos. See the link above for many more videos, including probability and examples using Excel.

More about Simple Learning Pro videos...

The videos are grouped by label, but not in playlists. Here are the categories:  

  • 1. Descriptive Statistics (1.1-1.7) 2-8 min each
    • The Five Number Summary, Boxplots, and Outliers (1.6) ~5.5 min
  • 2. Correlation & Regression (2.1-2.4) 3-8 min each
  • 3. Research Methods (3.1-4.2) - 2-7 min each
  • 5. Normal Distributions (5.1-5.3) - 7-10 min each
    • Density Curves and their Properties (5.1),
    • The Normal Distribution and the 68-95-99.7 Rule (5.2),
    • Z-Scores, Standardization, and the Standard Normal Distribution  (5.3)
  • 7. Sampling Distributions  (7.2) ~11 min

More Complete / Advanced

More about Z Statistics videos...

A medium collection of videos on specific confusing terms both basic and advanced (his favorites). Includes both the basics as well as concepts needed by graduate-level students. Prefers to avoid math, but does teach the understanding of formulas where relevant. Uses the chapters function in YouTube to allow you to skip straight to the parts you need.