This course is designed to introduce the basic concepts, methods, and related theoretical results regarding the statistics discipline. It also helps students learn how to design & analyze an estimator.
Textbooks and Reference Books
Foundations of Statistics for Data Scientists by Alan Agresti; Maria Kateri
ISBN: 9780367748456
Publication Date: 2021-11-01
It is an in-depth presentation of the topics in statistical science with which any data scientist should be familiar, including probability distributions, descriptive and inferential statistical methods, and linear modeling. The book assumes knowledge of basic calculus, so the presentation can focus on "why it works" as well as "how to do it."