Even graduate students fear courses on statistics! Yet basic descriptive and inferential statistics can be taught without complex equations and mathematical "mumbo-jumbo." The goal of this course is to simplify statistics for laypeople and help them understand how statistics are used and misused. Topics include: How do scientific researchers use statistics to summarize and interpret their work? What does "statistically significant" mean? What is the difference between correlation and causation? More generally: How can one intelligently interpret research results reported in the media?
Gerald Gardner, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan-Dearborn, has taught statistics in many courses.
This class for those over 50 meets Mondays, February 2 - February 23.

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