PASS THE STATS
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Introductory college statistics

Pass Statistics Without the Confusion

Short, affordable lessons explain the statistics taught in college courses. Learn with plain-English explanations, practical examples, and practice questions that prepare you for quizzes and exams.

Professor Stat Dog teaching statistics

Learn in a Clear Order

Begin with the foundations. Then build your understanding one manageable lesson at a time.

Unit 1

Populations & Sampling

Learn how populations, samples, variables, observations, and sampling methods fit together.

Unit 2

Types of Variables

Understand qualitative and quantitative variables, along with nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio data.

Review

Types & Categories of Data

Review the data types commonly tested in introductory statistics courses.

Review

Types of Graphs & Data Displays

Match bar charts, pie charts, histograms, and other displays to the correct type of data.

Unit 3 • Part 1

Finally Understand Mean, Median & Mode

Learn the three measures of center and when each one gives the clearest description of the numbers.

Unit 3 • Part 2

Standard Deviation, Variance & Range

Understand how statistics describe the distance and spread among the numbers in a data set.

Learn What You Need for Class

Clear explanations

Learn the meaning before facing the formulas.

Practical examples

See how each idea works with numbers you can follow.

Practice with answers

Prepare for homework, college quizzes, and exams.

For Students Who Feel Lost in Stats 101

Pass The Stats is designed for students taking introductory statistics in Nursing, Psychology, Business, Education, and other college programs.

Created by Barb Berry

MS in Applied Statistics

MA in Experimental Psychology

Former statistics instructor at Kansas State University