Learner Reviews & Feedback for Basic Data Descriptors, Statistical Distributions, and Application to Business Decisions by Rice University
About the Course
Statistics is a requirement to make correct and relevant interpretations of data. Lack of knowledge could lead to erroneous decisions which
could potentially have negative consequences for a firm. This course is designed to introduce you to Business Statistics. We begin with the
notion of descriptive statistics, which is summarizing data using a few numbers. Different categories of descriptive measures are introduced
and discussed along with the Excel functions to calculate them. The notion of probability or uncertainty is introduced along wi...
Top reviews
SA
Oct 18, 2021
The course was fun and easy to follow through and i liked that when encountered with problem there is a discussion forum where facilitators and fellow students helped in solving it.thank you professor
SN
Aug 21, 2021
This was a really enjoyable course, but challenging too. I struggled a bit with the final assignment, but nailed it in the end. My statistical knowledge base has indeed been enhanced by this course.
101 - 125 of 429 Reviews for Basic Data Descriptors, Statistical Distributions, and Application to Business Decisions
By MARCO A I T
•Oct 21, 2022
Es un curso muy básico y completo, excelente para aplicar las funciones estadísticas mas utilizadas en los negocios.
By Lucia C B
•Feb 21, 2021
Second course in this series that I've taken. Requires some time to work through but learned a lot. Highly recommend.
By Yash S
•Nov 17, 2019
I found this course helpful and easy, it is more of how you can use statistics with the use of excel, which is great.
By Russel Q
•Oct 1, 2018
Excellent intro to basic statistics, vocabulary, and calculations. Sequenced nicely, and great real world examples.
By Dionysios Z
•Aug 1, 2017
Lot's of useful examples and hands-on exercises. Just the right pace for beginners. Great course - recommend it 100%!
By Maneet J
•Apr 6, 2020
Amazing course! Got to learn how to use various kind of probability using Excel with the help of real life examples.
By Paritosh D
•Sep 16, 2018
an excellent course!
presents stats related info - enough to put anyone to sleep - in an engaging manner.
thank you!
By Lan H D
•Jun 7, 2020
The content presents the basic foundation of applied statistics. The lecturer has a good teaching demonstration.
By Martin O O
•Nov 6, 2021
The last part of the course on Binomial distribution was more challenging.I managed it after several attempts.
By Nazim D
•May 24, 2017
Excellent resource to master such crucial skills as the application of statistics method to business problems.
By alexandre v
•Jan 3, 2021
Well designed and easy to understand with examples that theoretical notions easy to apply to the real world
By Thomasina B
•Aug 15, 2020
Explained the concepts about the statistical models without getting bogged down in alot of technical lingo.
By Tim W
•Apr 26, 2020
Enjoyable. Some of the end of week questions were quite tricky and really helped to reinforce the learning.
By Taylor N
•Jan 12, 2019
While not super-duper comprehensive, I appreciated all the business applications and practice. Good stuff.
By Anna M
•Feb 22, 2023
A great course! Very clear and simple explanations of difficult statistical concepts. Highly recommended.
By Yeasin A A
•Jun 14, 2020
Well structured Course overall. but it should have more practice lessons or resources before taking quiz.
By José R H
•Apr 1, 2019
The course is excellent! It gives you knowledge that you can immediately apply in the real world. Thanks!
By Apurwa S
•Aug 3, 2022
This course cleared my concepts. The quiz was really challenging yet fun. I learnt a lot in this course.
By Husain S
•Jan 3, 2018
Good course. I completed it in while on trial period along with the first course in the specialization.
By Nandhini A
•May 13, 2021
Very interesting course and author has explained each concepts in-depth and well understanding manner.
By Abhijit S
•Jan 26, 2020
Thanks I got good conceptual clarity regarding normal distribution, binomial and poisson distribution.
By Ajay V
•Aug 14, 2023
Course content is very useful and explained very well.
Technical glitch in the quiz needs improvement
By Kirana N
•Aug 29, 2020
The lessons are well structured and they meet my expectations. Thank you for the knowledge professor.
By Vannessa L
•Nov 5, 2020
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. Thank you instructors who made the concepts simple to understand.
By Vishal G
•May 8, 2020
This course provides a basic and strong foundation for statistical parameters and methods in excel