• For Individuals
  • For Businesses
  • For Universities
  • For Governments
Coursera
  • Online DegreeExplore Bachelor’s & Master’s degrees
  • MasterTrack™Earn credit towards a Master’s degree
  • University CertificatesAdvance your career with graduate-level learning
Careers
  • Log In
  • Join for Free
    Coursera
    Chevron Left
    Back to Basic Statistics

    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Basic Statistics by University of Amsterdam

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarHalf Faded Star
    4.6
    stars
    4,553 ratings

    About the Course

    Understanding statistics is essential to understand research in the social and behavioral sciences. In this course you will learn the basics of
    statistics; not just how to calculate them, but also how to evaluate them. This course will also prepare you for the next course in the
    specialization - the course Inferential Statistics. In the first part of the course we will discuss methods of descriptive statistics. You will learn
    what cases and variables are and how you can compute measures of central tendency (mean, median and mode) and dispersion (standard
    deviation and variance). Next, we discuss how to assess relationships between variables, and we introduce the concepts corr...
    ...

    Top reviews

    AV

    Jun 27, 2022

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    Instructors have provided concise explanations of the concepts. There are many examples considered that make statistics easier to understand! Also, the illustrations are fancy. I enjoyed every video!

    SR

    Dec 30, 2020

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    It was a big opportunity to learn in depth concept of Basic Statistics from Coursera course.All the lectures are very easy to understand and it allowed to me learn fast and quick.Thank you Coursera.

    Filter by:

    151 - 175 of 1,106 Reviews for Basic Statistics

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Hiba Z

    •

    Feb 5, 2021

    It is really the best course that I've taken

    i recommend all who are interested in statistics, data science ... to enroll it now and benefit from the creativity of Dr. Matthijs Rooduijn, and Pr. Emiel van Loon

    who explain this course

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Gabriel E F d P

    •

    May 5, 2020

    The videos were super! Clear and entertaining. I am sure that the knowledge I acquired in this course will be valuable in my researcher career! Thank you to the professors and all staff involved in the preparation of the videos!

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Antonio V

    •

    Mar 10, 2016

    Warm congratulations to the Team for putting together a statistics course that will not scare 90% of the course participants from day one. Well paced, well explained, nice humorous cases and step-by-step explanations. WELL DONE

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Zoltan T

    •

    May 22, 2019

    The 7th week needs clarification on what confidence we use in the tables on 1 and 2 tail T tests, in fact I believe the T-table Coursera has is probably a 2-tail table rather then 1 tail. Other than that, it was a good course.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Deleted A

    •

    Mar 13, 2019

    Very well explained and timed in a good flow. All important infos are there. The handouts are correct, and the videos correspond with audio/handouts. It is very nice that the quizz has hints for those answers that were wrong.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By bisheng

    •

    Mar 8, 2016

    I am at the third week, that is very well explained. Sometimes I may need to watch the video again, but in general I am very satisfied. I think it could be good both for people who want to learn and people who want to review.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Anand P

    •

    Apr 9, 2016

    Very illustrative relatable examples taken to explain in this course which indeed covering most of the concepts in the field of Statistics. Totally found the course very likeable and matching the expectations I had in mind.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By 2K18/CO/207 M K A

    •

    Jun 1, 2021

    The Course material is quite comprehensive and simple to understand. The quizes were great and had an appropriate difficulty. The R Labs could however be improved as the instructions and explanations were not quite enough.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Vaibhav V (

    •

    Jun 12, 2020

    This was a very nice and interesting course. I really liked the way it was arranged. The R Studio practice was educative and learnt the basic through DataCamp. A good course for beginners to learn statistics using Rstudio.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Estefanía O R

    •

    Apr 13, 2020

    I thought I was never going to be able to understand statistics until I took this course. I'm really glad I stuck to it, because the topics are explained in such a friendly way, along with great and uncomplicated examples.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Simon K

    •

    May 3, 2019

    Really well put together, they made it quite fun, produced at a high quality. However it not easy - there were some things that took me a lot of researching to understand. I guess that's the challenge of online learning...

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Ariane A

    •

    Apr 22, 2016

    Great and clear videos, they make it very easy to understand all the concepts even if you don't know anything about the topic. The R-lab assignments are a great tool for getting usedt to working with what you have learned.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Paúl C

    •

    Sep 25, 2017

    I have had to reschedule this course several times because of time constrains. However, now that I am picking it up to finish it I feel like for the first time in a statistics course I remember what I have learned so far.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Hardik G

    •

    Sep 11, 2016

    This is a brilliant course to learn statistics from scratch. The instructors are too good and their teaching methods and examples are very lucid. A must visit course for everyone who wants to get their statistics correct

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Pranit D U

    •

    May 17, 2020

    I'm really thankful to the "Basic Statistics - University of Amsterdam" course team for making this course available. They taught the logical subjects of probability and statistics in the most intuitive manner possible.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Faisal A

    •

    Jun 6, 2016

    I am a physician... love this course. Highly recommend it. Even if you don't complete the tests, it is extremely useful to all physicians, residents and medical professionals and to anyone who wants to know statistics.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Lynn C

    •

    May 12, 2020

    Wording is sometimes a little vague, both in questions and videos. Notation is a bit inconsistent. Otherwise, it's a nice, basic course. I especially liked the R exercises and tried to do them *before* the quizzes.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Ian T J C

    •

    Feb 6, 2016

    This course is an excellent, comprehensive, introduction to Stats. It is challenging, but in a very good way. Expectations are set sufficiently high that you need to grasp the concepts to succeed. Excellent MOOC!!

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Daniela F

    •

    Aug 1, 2016

    Me parece un excelente curso, queda muy claro los temas en cada vídeo. Mi único problema ha sido la traducción de los términos en español, a veces necesito saber qué significa en español para entender totalmente.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Zuwena W

    •

    Nov 25, 2020

    This course really makes complex concepts easy to understand. The artist who created the visuals did an excellent job! The presenters explain clearly and concisely. Well done! Informative! Visually interesting!

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Aygul S

    •

    Jul 29, 2020

    Very good course for refreshing Basic Statistics knowledges. Thanks a lot to lecturers for very live explanations and interesting examples. Good looking decor of the course don't let you get bored. Thanks a lot!

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Jiajing G

    •

    Jun 15, 2018

    The course gave me a broad view of the foundation and statistics. It offers much details and it is really fun to watch the videos! The quiz and R lab are efficient to assess our learning too. Highly recommended.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Raghubir S

    •

    Jan 4, 2018

    This course helped me to understand the basic concepts of Statistics. I would highly recommend everyone who has struggling with statistics concepts. I would like to say a big thank the instructors of the course.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Chaitanya L

    •

    Aug 8, 2020

    The course is well-structured and touched all the key aspects of the basic statistics. Quiz problems at the end of each module are well-framed to bring the analytical and mathematical skills out of the student.

    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star

    By Sakshi S

    •

    Apr 20, 2022

    This was the best basic statistics course. I actually understood the theory through beautiful examples, which we were just taught to mug up. I wish to continue with the inferential statistics course as well.

    • Chevron Left
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • ...
    • 45
    • Chevron Right

    Coursera Footer

    Technical Skills

    • ChatGPT
    • Coding
    • Computer Science
    • Cybersecurity
    • DevOps
    • Ethical Hacking
    • Generative AI
    • Java Programming
    • Python
    • Web Development

    Analytical Skills

    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Big Data
    • Business Analysis
    • Data Analytics
    • Data Science
    • Financial Modeling
    • Machine Learning
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Microsoft Power BI
    • SQL

    Business Skills

    • Accounting
    • Digital Marketing
    • E-commerce
    • Finance
    • Google
    • Graphic Design
    • IBM
    • Marketing
    • Project Management
    • Social Media Marketing

    Career Resources

    • Essential IT Certifications
    • High-Income Skills to Learn
    • How to Get a PMP Certification
    • How to Learn Artificial Intelligence
    • Popular Cybersecurity Certifications
    • Popular Data Analytics Certifications
    • What Does a Data Analyst Do?
    • Career Development Resources
    • Career Aptitude Test
    • Share your Coursera Learning Story

    Coursera

    • About
    • What We Offer
    • Leadership
    • Careers
    • Catalog
    • Coursera Plus
    • Professional Certificates
    • MasterTrack® Certificates
    • Degrees
    • For Enterprise
    • For Government
    • For Campus
    • Become a Partner
    • Social Impact
    • Free Courses
    • ECTS Credit Recommendations

    Community

    • Learners
    • Partners
    • Beta Testers
    • Blog
    • The Coursera Podcast
    • Tech Blog
    • Teaching Center

    More

    • Press
    • Investors
    • Terms
    • Privacy
    • Help
    • Accessibility
    • Contact
    • Articles
    • Directory
    • Affiliates
    • Modern Slavery Statement
    • Do Not Sell/Share
    Learn Anywhere
    Download on the App Store
    Get it on Google Play
    Logo of Certified B Corporation
    © 2025 Coursera Inc. All rights reserved.
    • Coursera Facebook
    • Coursera Linkedin
    • Coursera Twitter
    • Coursera YouTube
    • Coursera Instagram
    • Coursera TikTok
    Coursera

    Sign up

    Learn on your own time from top universities and businesses.

    ​
    ​
    Between 8 and 72 characters
    Your password is hidden
    ​

    or

    Already on Coursera?


    Having trouble logging in? Learner help center

    This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.