New online course in statistics--Free previews

If you're looking for a convenient stats refresher course
before the AP crunch hits in the spring, try this new
online course from statistics.com:

Introduction to Statistics Through Applications
Course Date: Jan 8 - Feb 6, 2004

Organization of the course - The course takes place over
the internet, at statistics.com. Course participants have
access to a private discussion board, on which they receive
course materials. The board also serves as a forum for class
discussion of ideas and problem solving with the instructor
and other participants.  You can do the course on your own
schedule -- there is no specific "meeting time."

This first course in statistics requires no prior training in the
subject.  The only mathematics you need is arithmetic.
Excel-based simulation software is provided for the duration
of the course and you'll be given step-by-step instructions in
its use.  NSF support is gratefully acknowledged for the
development of these course materials.

The course takes place during a four week period. At the
start of each week, the relevant material, in addition to
answers to exercises from the previous session, is posted
on the discussion board. During the week, participants are
expected to go over the course materials and work through
exercises. Discussion among participants is encouraged.
The course leader will provide answers and comments on set
weekdays.

Registration information and a full outline are available at:

http://www.statistics.com/content/courses/introstats/index.html

AP stat teachers can take a 20% discount off the course fee --
use the "printed order form" link and take your 20% discount
under "adjustments." (Discount seats limited)

The Instructor:  Dr. Phillip Good is the author of "Common
Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them)" (Wiley, 2003
with James Hardin), as well as "Resampling Methods"
(Birkhauser, 2nd ed, 2001), "Permutation Tests" (Springer,
2nd ed, 2000), "Manager's Guide to Design and Conduct of
Clinical Trials" (Wiley, 2002), and "Applying Statistics in
the Courtroom" (CRC Press, 2001).  He has given tutorials at
the Joint Statistical Meetings (U.S.) and Deming Conference,
lectured in Belgium, France, Holland, Ireland, and Spain,
and was a traveling lecturer for the American Statistical
Association.  This is his 3rd year of providing online
interactive courses for statistics.com.

Course Program -   The four lectures cover the following topics.
An Introduction to Statistics Through Applications

I.  Basic Concepts
  Variation
  Samples and Populations
  Probability

II Summarizing Your Data
    Types of Data
    Parameters and Parameter Estimates
    Mean and Median
    The Bootstrap

III  Testing a Hypothesis
  Two-Sample Comparison
      Bootstrap
      t-test
  Interval Estimation

IV Surveys and Experiments
  Independence
       Four Rules of Experimental Design
  A Survey
  An Experiment


Registration information and a full outline are available at:

http://www.statistics.com/content/courses/introstats/index.html