EDU738: Educ. Research Across the Curriculum

'... that Truth is not a colored bird to be chased among the rocks and captured by its tail, but a skeptical attitude toward life.' from "Arrowsmith" by Sinclair Lewis



  • This week’s lecture is on basic probability and descriptive statistics. For once, the lectures are from Khan Academy rather than me. (If you aren’t familiar with Khan Academy, this can be an opportunity for you to see a resource that is leading the transformation of distance education around the world.)


Statistical Questions

Statistical and Non—Statistical Questions

Two-Way Tables and Venn Diagrams

Analyzing Trends in Categorical Data

Statistics: The Average

Statistics Intro: Mean, Median & Mode

Range, Variance, Standard Deviation: Measures of Spread




Probability Explained

Simple Probability - Yellow Marble (Example #1)

Simple Probability - Non-Blue Marble (Example #2)


For each of these videos, there is more in-depth information on the Khan Academy website. Enjoy!