Category: Statistics for Economists

The Learning Network/ New York Times Regular feature of the New York Times site that combines data visualisation with online discussion. Each column shows a graph, usually with animation or interaction. Students are invited to leave a comment saying 1) what they notice in the graph, 2) what the graph makes them wonder, and 3) how they would…

Kyle Siegrist, University of Alabama in Huntsville This site aims “to provide free, high quality, interactive, web-based resources for students and teachers of probability and statistics” It covers probability, statistics and “special models” such as finite sampling models and the Poisson process – they are presented here with text and interactive Java tutorials. Each page…

This is a set of online tools for performing statistical tests, generating random data or exact distributions, along with links to short explanations of statistical topics.

Carnegie Mellon University This is an open online course, available freely to independent learners but with a fee for students. The course makes much use of online text, diagrams and interactive assignments. It is comprised of four units: Exploratory Data Analysis, Producing Data, Probability and Inference. These are subdivided into a total of twelve modules…

Carnegie Mellon University This is an open online course, available freely to independent learners but with a fee for students who want feedback from an instructor. The course makes much use of online text, diagrams and interactive assignments. It is comprised of four units: Exploratory Data Analysis, Producing Data, Probability and Inference. These are subdivided…

Desmos.com Interactive graph with six points that can be dragged with the mouse. A linear regression automatically updates, with the line drawn on the graph and the parameters shown numerically.

Francis J. DiTraglia, University of Pennsylvania Lecture slides, practice exams and online tutorials in R from a course in “how to learn from data and understand uncertainty using the ideas of probability theory and statistics” given in 2019

Philip B. Stark, University of California, Berkeley SticiGui: statistics tools for internet and classroom instruction with a graphical user interface is an on-line course, including a textbook and other statistical resources, and covers a spectrum of statistical applications, not just economics. It has been produced by Philip B. Stark of University of California, Berkeley. The…

Richard Field, John Horton, Sue Cobb, Sandra Hill, University of Nottingham An interactive tutorial combining graphs, text and interactive features. Twenty-five units cover topics from rounding and central tendency up to regression lines and Chi squared tests.