Interactive online textbook for teaching introductory statistics and data science
Overview
CourseKata is a free, online interactive statistics textbook designed to support students with limited background knowledge in statistics. The text-based content is supplemented with formative exercises that allow students to practice new concepts and get immediate feedback. Instructors have a dashboard where they can track student work, view trends, and identify struggle points, which can then inform their classroom instruction.
Highlights
CourseKata was developed by researchers at UCLA who are specifically interested in broadening access to the statistics and data science fields. They engage in constant evaluation of the text’s effectiveness and make adjustments accordingly.
