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This tutorial provides a basic introduction to many topics in statistics and probability. Topics include: Sets and subsets, Statistical experiments, Counting, Basic probability rules, Bayes' theorem, Probability distributions, Discrete vs. Continuous, Binomial, Negative Binomial, Hypergeometric, Multinomial, Poisson, Normal, Sampling theory, Central tendency, Variability, Sampling distributions, t Distribution, Chi-Square Distribution, F Distribution, Estimation problems, Hypothesis testing, Power, Survey sampling, Simple random samples, Stratified samples, Cluster samples, Sample size.

As discussed, the murder rates for Blacks in the United States are substantially higher than those for Whites, with Latino murder rates falling in the middle. These differences have existed throughout the 20th and into the 21st century and, with few exceptions, are found in different sections of the United States. Although biological and genetic explanations for racial differences in crime rates, including murder, have been discredited and are no longer accepted by most criminologists, both cultural and structural theories are widespread in the literature on crime and violence. It is also important to remember that Latino is an ethnic rather than a racial classification. The point of this exercise is to examine differences in selected structural positions of Blacks, Whites and Latinos in the United States that may help explain long-standing differences in their murder rates.

The textbook for this course discusses cross-cultural variations in household structure, as well as changes across time in household structure in the United States. The purpose of this exercise is to examine variations in household structure in the United States according to race and historical period. By the end of the exercise students should have a better appreciation of the fact that household structure in the U.S. is very fluid and that changes over time in household structure have not progressed uniformly for all race groups.

In this module you will explore some of the impacts of this immigration by examining the characteristics of the foreign-born population, comparing these characteristics to those of the native born population. You will get a chance to explore where immigrants come from, how the composition of the immigrant population has changed, where immigrants settle, and what they do once they get here. Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to test some key hypotheses drawn from the most popular theory used to explain the incorporation of immigrants into the American social and economic mainstream.

In this module you will have the opportunity to explore the frequency of different types of residential moves carried out by Americans. You will examine some of the basic determinants of residential mobility by looking at variations in different types of mobility by age, marital status, education, and housing tenure. Finally, you will have an opportunity to test hypotheses, drawn from a popular theoretical perspective, about racial differences in residential mobility.

This dataset comes from a study of female rats allocated to 1 of 4 doses of a drug, and then impregnated by similarly treated males. The pups were tested for developmental signs. Questions from this study refer to the relationship between pup response and dosage. A text file version of the data is found in the relation link.

This dataset comes from a study of 16 healthy males allocated to 1 of 2 treatment sequences: wafer/tablet or vice versa. Blood samples were taken and plasma levels were recorded. Questions from this study refer to whether the wafer treatment and the tablet treatment are equivalent. A text file version of the data is found in the relation link.

This dataset comes from a study of 16 healthy subjects allocated to 1 of 4 doses of a drug. Blood samples were taken and plasma levels were recorded. Questions from this study refer to the relationship between plasma level and dose. A text file version of the data is found in the relation link.

This dataset comes from a study of 24 healthy subjects allocated to 1 of 4 doses of a drug. Blood samples were taken and plasma levels were recorded. Questions from this study refer to the relationship between plasma level and dose. A text file version of the data is found in the relation link.

This dataset comes from a study of 14 healthy subjects given one dose of a drug for seven days. Blood samples were taken before and after treatment, and plasma levels were recorded. Questions from this study refer to the increase in plasma level after treatment. A text file version of the data is found in the relation link.