Mathematics

By evolvingthoughts on March 30, 2007.

Here is a list of Basic Concept posts in Mathematics.

Recently Added: Fractals by Karmen at Chaotic Utopia; Innumeracy by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math

Statistics

Normal Distribution by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math

Mean, Median and Mode by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math

Standard Deviation by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math

Margin of Error by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math

Correlation (and Causation, and Random Variables) by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math

Percentage and percentage points by Kristjan Wager at Pro-Science

Statistics Primer, Part 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 by Echidne of the Snakes

[Unfortunately, each post does not open in a separate window, but the whole thing is accessible from here]

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