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Correlation Doesn't Equal Causation: Crash Course Statistics #8
There's likely a strong correlation between watching the video and learning about causation. Scholars hear about different types of correlation and correlation coefficients through the informative YouTube video. They also see how...
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Controlled Experiments: Crash Course Statistics #9
Control your excitement about finding such a great resource! Scholars learn about different types and purposes of experiments through an engaging YouTube video. The ninth part of the Crash Course Statistics series looks at controlled...
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Science Journalism: Crash Course Statistics #11
Don't let fake news mislead you. A respectable video describes the pillars of science journalism. It explains methods that publications use to try to sensationalize topics or mislead readers and identifies ways to spot such articles.
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Z-Scores and Percentiles: Crash Course Statistics #18
Learn about statistics from A to z-score. Young statisticians watch an informative video that explains how to compare different normally distributed quantities using z-scores and percentiles. An example using ACT and SAT scores...
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Confidence Intervals: Crash Course Statistics #20
Be confident about your ability to understand statistics. The 20th installment of the Crash Course Statistics playlist, the informative YouTube video describes the meaning of confidence intervals and how they relate to normal...
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P-Value Problems: Crash Course Statistics #22
Ponder the problems of p-values. After reviewing p-values from the last video, the narrator explains some drawbacks of using p-values for hypothesis testing in the 22nd installment of the Crash Course Statistics series. The video...
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The Normal Distribution: Crash Course Statistics #19
It's normal to want to learn about normal distribution. The 19th installment of the Crash Course Statistics series focuses on how means of sample distributions show a normal distribution. It looks at the Central Limit Theorem and also...
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Test Statistics: Crash Course Statistics #26
From t to z, learn about the basics of test statistics. An engaging YouTube video discusses t-tests and z-tests to determine whether observed differences are statistically significant. The video also looks at how p-values play a role in...
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Chi-Square Tests: Crash Course Statistics #29
Chime in and learn about chi-square tests. An informative video describes when chi-square tests would be appropriate and how to perform chi-square tests. It looks at three different types: the goodness of fit test, the test of...
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P-Hacking: Crash Course Statistics #30
Spot the fake research. The 30th installment of the Crash Course Statistics series explains p-hacking and the family wise error rate, which occurs when researchers attempt to weed out a statistically significant result even when one is...
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The Replication Crisis: Crash Course Statistics #31
There is growing evidence that suggests the results of many studies are not reproducible. The 31st lesson of the Crash Course Statistics playlist discusses possible causes of the problem and identifies solutions since producibility is...
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ANOVA: Crash Course Statistics #33
How do you account for multiple variables when analyzing data? Following a lesson on regression, the 33rd lesson in the Crash Course Statistics series examines the ANOVA, analysis of variances, method of determining differences between...
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Supervised Machine Learning: Crash Course Statistics #36
Use math to help predict the future. Viewers of the 36th Crash Course video covering statistics hear about machine learning. They see how logistic regression, linear discriminant analysis, and K nearest neighbors are all models that help...
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Unsupervised Machine Learning: Crash Course Statistics #37
Let the machines do what they do best. The 37th installment of the Crash Course Statistics series focuses on unsupervised machine learning. It describes two methods, k-means and hierarchical clustering, and provides examples for each.
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Big Data Problems: Crash Course Statistics #39
The big, the bad, and the ugly of data. The resource picks up from the description of big data and discusses the possible problems. Using examples, the 39th video in the series of Crash Course statistics explains how some use big data...
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Intro to Big Data: Crash Course Statistics #38
What makes data big? The 38th installment in the series Crash Course Statistics provides a definition of big data and its origins. It shows various methods and resources on how to collect big data and how companies use big data for a...
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Neural Networks: Crash Course Statistics #41
Combine multiple inputs to get one output. An engaging video discusses neural networks and how they work on a basic level, that of taking several inputs and determining a single output. Using examples, the narrator defines different...
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When Predictions Fail: Crash Course Statistics #43
The world relies on statistics for important predictions like earthquakes, volcano eruptions, and winners of presidential elections. Examine some popular failed predictions and identify their flaws while watching the 43rd installment of...
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When Predictions Succeed: Crash Course Statistics #44
Statistics show people eat more berries when the weather is nice. Young entrepreneurs learn how stores use statistics like this to plan their advertising and sales strategies. The narrator uses various examples to show how important...
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Magnetism: Crash Course Physics #32
Your classes are sure to be attracted to the 32nd lesson in the exciting Crash Course physics series. Scholars learn the basics of magnetism and the forces created from current running through a wire. The lesson includes an application...
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The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards
Delve into the complex social and political structures of Native Americans prior to the arrival of European colonists. This video provides an overview of pre-Columbian America, with particular regard to the the colonization efforts of...
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Why Do We Cook?
Are you hungry right now? If you are, it might be because your brain is so large. The video describes the shift from larger jaw to larger brain and the relationship of larger brains to cooking. Crushing, preserving, and drying also made...
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Deficits and Debts
Should the escalating national debt be keeping you up at night with worry? Not necessarily, as explained by an entertaining video by Crash Course economics. Learn about the ways that a high GDP can contribute to the health of an economy...
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Environmental Econ
How does the economy affect the environment—and vice versa? A video from Crash Course Economics discusses the ways supply and demand for products made with non-renewable resources can result in the Tragedy of the Commons, or even in the...