Introduction to Statistics for Data Analysis with Python
Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Learn the fundamentals of statistics answering real-world questions
This training session focuses on learning ways to implement fundamental concepts of statistics which are essential for every data scientist. We'll witness how statistics enable us to derive insights from raw information to answer our real-world problems/questions. For every aspiring data scientist, statistics opens up the doors to all the major domains which make use of data science.
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What you’ll learn and how you can apply it
By the end of this live, online course, you’ll understand:
- Data exploration and visualization
- Fundamentals of Descriptive strategy - mean, median mode, measurement of spread, standard deviation, percentile, variance, skewness, correlation, etc
- Inferential statistics - basic principles behind using data for estimation and for assessing theories
And you’ll be able to:
- Explore the data using statistics.
- build statistical models.
This live event is for you because...
- You are a programmer or an aspiring data analyst/scientist.
- For all the beginners in the field of Data/ML/AI with some familiarity with elementary mathematics, and python programming.
Prerequisites
- Python Programming, Pandas, Matplotlib
- Basic Mathematics
- No prior experience with statistics necessary
Schedule
The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.
Introduction to Data Visualisation (50 mins)
- Presentation (15min): Learning how to extract and explore data and understand what different plots and charts mean and represent.
- Discussion (5 mins): Libraries we can use in python for plotting?
- Presentation (15 mins): Overview of different Python plotting libraries, including Numpy, Pandas, Statsmodels, Matplotlib, and Seaborn.
- Exercise (15mins): Practice plotting and Exploratory Data Analysis
- Q&A (5 mins)
Introduction to Descriptive Strategy (50 mins)
- Presentation (20 mins): Basics of Descriptive strategy Mean, Median, Mode, variance, standard deviation, central tendency, etc
- Discussion (10 mins): How can we answer real-world questions using statistics - ex: Who is the best player of football in the world?
- Presentation (15 mins): How does Netflix know what we like? - Percentile, variance, skewness, correlation.
- Exercise (15 mins): Problem: Should we buy an extended warranty on electrical appliances?
- Q&A (5 mins)
Basics of inferential statistics (60mins)
- Presentation (20 mins): Basic principles behind inferential statistics - analyzing categorical and qualitative data, constructing confidence intervals and sampling.
- Codelab walkthrough (15 mins): Use numpy, pandas, statsmodel and seaborn to analyse case studies.
- Exercise (15 mins): Use the concepts to work on an industry problem
- Q&A (10 mins)
Take-home exercise:
- Exercise: Create a statistical model to recommend the type of insurance to individuals based on their location, occupation, marital status, and many other features.
Your Instructor
Harshit Tyagi
Harshit Tyagi is an AI consultant, founder, and educator focused on building AI systems that create real business value. As the founder of Agentwise, he helps teams move beyond prototypes by designing agent systems, automation platforms, and production-grade AI applications that actually ship and scale. He is also the founder of glued.me, a marketing SaaS platform built to automate the full performance marketing stack—from campaigns and creative to bidding and reporting through agent-driven workflows.
Beyond building products, Harshit teaches AI to a global audience through platforms such as LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly, and YouTube, where he is known for turning complex ideas into clear, practical, example-driven explanations. His work sits at the intersection of AI strategy, product execution, and education, with a strong belief that the best AI is not the kind that looks impressive in a demo, but the kind that improves day-to-day operations and moves real metrics.