Statistics for Science

Tests, assumptions and interpretation, without the cookbook approach.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 What inference adds to description
2. 1.2 Population parameters and sample estimates
3. 1.3 Sampling distributions
4. 1.4 Standard error and confidence intervals
1. 2.1 Null and alternative hypotheses
2. 2.2 Test statistics and p values
3. 2.3 Type I and Type II error
4. 2.4 Power and sample size
1. 3.1 One-sample and paired tests
2. 3.2 Two-sample comparisons
3. 3.3 Analysis of variance
4. 3.4 Post-hoc comparisons and correction
1. 4.1 Normality, and how to check it
2. 4.2 Equal variance and independence
3. 4.3 Transformations
4. 4.4 Non-parametric alternatives
1. 5.1 Proportions and their intervals
2. 5.2 Chi-square tests
3. 5.3 Contingency tables and association
4. 5.4 Small samples and exact tests
1. 6.1 Correlation, and how it gets misused
2. 6.2 Simple linear regression
3. 6.3 Multiple regression
4. 6.4 Model checking and residuals
1. 7.1 Logistic regression in outline
2. 7.2 Repeated measures and mixed models in outline
3. 7.3 Effect size, and why it matters more than p
4. 7.4 Meta-analysis in outline
1. 8.1 Choosing your test before you see the data
2. 8.2 P-hacking and the garden of forking paths
3. 8.3 Reporting statistics fully
4. 8.4 Reading the statistics in a published paper

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Skills your degree does not cover Employers ask for practical tools alongside the qualification. This fills that gap while you study.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

Bachelor's Degree students in India
Studying: B.Sc. Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics / Biotechnology, Integrated B.Sc.-M.Sc.
Recent graduates strengthening a CV
Anyone working in this field without a formal qualification

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Bachelor's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

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