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Helsinki Social Statistics

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This DataCamp course has been developed by Tuomo Nieminen and Emma Kämäräinen, under the supervision of adj. prof. Kimmo Vehkalahti. This course works as the Data Science module for the Social Statistics MOOC at the University of Helsinki, Finland.
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  1. 1

    R and statistics

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    Basics of R, the amazing statistical programming language. Do not be afraid of the art of programming!

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    What is R?
    100 xp
    Basic tools
    100 xp
    Arithmetics
    100 xp
    Objects
    100 xp
    Functions
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    Good arguments
    100 xp
    students2014
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  2. 2

    Data types and variable types

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    Quick overview to R data and variable types. What are the objects? You are the subject.

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    Data frames
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    Data types (1)
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    Data types (2)
    100 xp
    Vectors
    100 xp
    Data types and measurement scales
    50 xp
  3. 3

    Looking at the data

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    Data are everywhere and everything. That's why Statistics is also called Data Science. R offers great tools for looking at the data, behind the numbers.

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    Getting intimate with the data
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    Summary() statistics
    100 xp
    Bar plots of qualitative variables
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    Bar plots of continuous variables
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    Histograms
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    Box plots
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    Exploring variation and dependence

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    Variation and dependence are at the heart of Statistics. In fact, without variation the discipline would cease to exist. Correlation is not causation, but why?

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    Be aware of varying variables
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    Help() !
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    Standard deviation
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    Clustering
    100 xp
    Guess the correlation
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    Working across the data

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    Cross-tabulations let you explore dependencies hidden deep within discrete variables.

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    Combining variables
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    Tables
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    Metadata of students2014
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    Cross tabulations
    100 xp
    Let's (bar)plot that table
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    And then little more plotting
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  6. 6

    Subsets and conditions

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    Let's begin to seek the best conditions for coping with uncertainty.

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    Welcome to part 2!
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    Explore your data
    50 xp
    Selecting a subset()
    100 xp
    Logical comparison
    100 xp
    Logical operators
    100 xp
    Classical probability
    100 xp
    Conditional probability
    100 xp
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    Probability distributions

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    Most things in this world are more or less random, and not evenly distributed.

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    Random variables and probability distributions
    100 xp
    Binomial distribution
    100 xp
    Normal distribution (1)
    100 xp
    Normal distribution (2)
    100 xp
    Uniform distribution
    50 xp
    Quantiles
    100 xp
    Two-way quantiles
    100 xp
    Standardization
    100 xp
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    Estimation

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    Get your brackets ready for diving in the world of statistical inference!

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    Exploring estimation with R
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    Indices and brackets
    100 xp
    Easy vectors
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    Looping
    100 xp
    Point estimation
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    Interval estimation
    100 xp
    The sampling distribution
    100 xp
    The central limit theorem
    100 xp
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    Hypothesis testing

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    We all might be statistically different, but maybe we are part of the 68%.

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    Statistical hypothesis testing
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    Test statistics
    100 xp
    Peculiar p-values
    100 xp
    Alternative hypothesis: which way to go?!
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    Meet the tests! (1)
    100 xp
    Meet the tests! (2)
    100 xp
    Create your own functions
    100 xp
  10. 10

    Regression

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    Now, pick roles for the variables and start modeling. I predict you are good!

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    Packages in R
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    Exploring the relationship of two variables
    100 xp
    What is a linear model?
    100 xp
    Fitting a linear model
    100 xp
    Interpreting a fitted model
    50 xp
    Checking the validity of model assumptions
    50 xp
    Making predictions based on the model
    100 xp
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Kimmo Vehkalahti HeadshotKimmo Vehkalahti

(Super) Social Data Scientist, D.Soc.Sci, Fellow of the Teachers' Academy of Uni HELsinki, running #tilastoMOOC - the 1st Social Statistics MOOC & #IODS, the 1st Open Data Science MOOC in Finland, powered by DataCamp, VuoLearning, and Moodlerooms
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Tuomo Nieminen HeadshotTuomo Nieminen

Studies statistics and computer science at the University of Helsinki and works at the National Health and Welfare Institute (THL). Believes that data analysis can make the world a better place.
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Petteri Mäntymaa HeadshotPetteri Mäntymaa

Statistics student at the University of Helsinki. Teaching assistant on the statistics courses Helsinki Social Statistics and Introduction to Open Data Science. Part-time R-dude at the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare. Passtime hobbies include powerlifting, astronomy.
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