Introduction to Statistical Analysis
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Read this overview of statistical analysis. While it can be a form of analysis used by intelligence analysts, what differentiates us is the types of data we often find ourselves using. Sometimes it is detailed internal data already neatly cleaned and standardized, but more often, it is qualitative data that we have to normalize ourselves. This is the
2. Measuring Data
2.2 Kinds of Data in Statistics
Watch the first video from 1:03:00 to the end, and the second video until 54:00. These videos explain the foundations of statistics, what data is, and the various types of data we'll be exploring.
- Video 1: Philip Stark's "Statistics 21 - Lecture 2"
- Video 2: Philip Stark's "Statistics 21 - Lecture 3"
Source: Philip Stark; the University of California, Berkeley
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