Statistics in Practice & Ethics

Capstone: take a public dataset, state a question, compute a CI or run a simple test, and write a five-sentence limitation paragraph. That habit matters more than memorising another formula.

From textbook to reality

Capstone: take a public dataset, state a question, compute a CI or run a simple test, and write a five-sentence limitation paragraph. That habit matters more than memorising another formula.

Pre-register hypotheses when possible; separate exploration from confirmation.
Missing data, measurement error, and selection bias often dwarf fancy models.
Visualise first; model second; interpret in context always.
Communicate uncertainty honestly to non-experts.

Next depth paths: Linear Algebra (for multivariate models) and Discrete Math (for counting & logic behind probability).