Speaking Statistics

Truly understand and enjoy basic research and statistical terminology and concepts, ensuring success in your school or life's work

Are you tired of hiding the deep dark secret you really don't understand statistics --even though you may have had one or more courses in the subject? Perhaps you simply would like to comprehend the basics of data analysis but this has always seemed outside of your grasp. Possibly you have been asked to manage data in a more sophisticated way and would like to be able to create professional looking charts and graphs -- but have no idea how to use statistical software to do so.
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From her own experience as a clinician, researcher, and university professor, Dr. Hawkins began to appreciate most stats courses skip over basic terminology and key concepts.

Without knowing these basics, very bright students quickly become frustrated and feel left behind as their statistics course rushes on toward complex analyses without the learner understanding how or when they might ever utilize these powerful tools.

With patience, humor, and understanding from her own former fear of stats, Dr. Hawkins explains basic statistical terminology and key foundational concepts within the context of a research setting that adds a practical application to this new knowledge. Students become empowered to understand and enjoy statistics.

Are you longing to be able to finally understand and use statistics?

Gain the confidence to move forward!

  • Over 78 narrated slides and 6 videos explain in simple terms basic statistical terminology and key concepts that are foundational to understanding the subject.

  • Be empowered to enroll in a traditional statistics class, discuss reports of research with colleagues, and use statistical software.

  • Perfect as an adjunct with a concurrent statistics course or review before taking a second or more advanced course.

  • Critique reports from the media, and knowledgably read results of research beyond just looking at the p-value: what do those symbols and phrases mean?

  • Grasp the meaning and usefulness of basic concepts such as standard deviation, confidence intervals and effect size.

  • Learn how to choose the appropriate analysis and understand the results

  • Find an environment where your questions can be safely answered--learning from a colleague who has walked in your shoes!

  • Enjoy videos explaining and demonstrating how to open IBM's statistical software SPSS, create a data base, and complete basic operations.

  • Benefit from selections of material presented in a doctoral level statistics course, made understandable and affordable for everyone.

Preview the course curriculum

  • 1
    Welcome! Getting started in the course.
    • Welcome! Getting started in the course.
  • 2
    Setting the foundation
    • Insider Tips: Research philosophy and methods. Get your inner PhD on!
    • Levels of measurement, defining variables and building a solid research question
    • Basic math concepts, sampling, bias and error
    • Thoughts about instruments: validity and reliability
  • 3
    Basic statistical terminology and concepts--explained!!
    • Null hypothesis, probability, type I and II errors, power
    • Navigating the Statistical Terminology Forest: properties of the bell-shaped curve, standard deviation, confidence interval, effect size, descriptive vs inferential statistics, assumptions, skew and kurtosis and more!
  • 4
    Videos: Open SPSS and create a database; descriptives, charts and graphs, correlation, t-tests and chi-square
    • Opening SPSS and Creating a Data Base
    • Descriptives
    • Charts and Graphs
    • Correlation
    • T-tests
    • Chi Square

The Everyday PhD

Lifelong Learning for Everyday Life

Earning a PhD is a privilege. However, the joy of learning should belong to everyone,  and this is Dr. Hawkins' mission: to share knowledge about all kinds of topics with fascinating people just like you.

Join her as she guides you in learning new skills about everyday, and perhaps not so everyday, subjects

Dr. H has the knack of turning her lifelong curiosity and scholarly approach into courses that are accessible to anyone and leave the learner feeling empowered, positive, and confident.


Wouldn't you love to feel empowered, enthusiastic, and confident about statistics?

Stop hiding and come join in--it's time!

Following Dr. Hawkins' warm and inviting learning style, you will soon be on your way to understanding foundational statistical terminology and key concepts--and finding you are enjoying the journey!
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Wouldn't you love to feel empowered, enthusiastic, and confident about statistics?

Lee Ann Hawkins PhD

Instructor and Course Author

  • Lee Ann Hawkins PhD

    Lee Ann Hawkins PhD

    Creator and Author

    Lee Ann Hawkins PhD, RN, FNP is a nurse practitioner; her many responsibilities in nursing extended from clinician to university professor and award-winning published researcher. However, this is only part of her life-- she describes herself as liminal – meaning one who slips across role boundaries with ease--prompted by her innate curiosity, love of people and sense of adventure. A surprise to many is the fact she holds a business degree in hotel and restaurant management! A lifelong learner, Dr. H is deeply interested in others' ways of knowing--about almost any topic. She is energized by creating, exchanging ideas, cooking, entertaining, feeding people (and any creature crossing her path), and being outside in her garden and in nature. Dr. H always learns from her students, excels in making difficult topics accessible and students successful, and is looking forward to having you along on the journey.