Course Overview

The Principles of Statistics DSST exam is designed to test the student on the skills and knowledge typically taught in an undergraduate introductory course on statistics. InstantCert's course for this subject teaches you the terminology and concepts as well as the math and calculation skills required to solve common statistics problems.

Topics Covered in This Course

Foundations of Statistics

Data types and levels of measurement, sample vs. population, and distribution
Sampling methods
Descriptive statistics
Visual representation of data

Probability

Basic concepts
Probability rules for dependent and independent events
Combinations and permutations
Discrete distributions
Continuous distributions

Correlation and Regression

Scatter plots
Linear correlation
Linear regression
Prediction using the linear mode

Sampling Distributions

Basic understanding of standard scores such as Z and T scores
The law of averages, expected values, standard error, normal approximation, sample size, and sample average
Central Limit Theorem

Inferential Statistics

Confidence intervals
Null and alternate hypothesis and confidence level
Type I and Type II errors and levels of significance
Inference for the mean or the proportion of a population
Comparing two sample means and proportions

Customer Test Results for the Principles of Statistics DSST

65 users submitted test results since January, 2009
62 of those users reported a passing score (95%)


The following are a sample of the test results submitted by members who’ve taken the Principles of Statistics DSST exam after using InstantCert’s study program. These are unfiltered, unedited results and this list is automatically updated to show the ten most recent results:

September 8, 2010 User  passed with a score of 452 out of 500
September 1, 2010 User  passed with a score of 424 out of 500
August 31, 2010 User  passed with a score of 404 out of 500
August 30, 2010 User  passed with a score of 404 out of 500
August 18, 2010 User  passed with a score of 438 out of 500
July 15, 2010 User  passed with a score of 465 out of 500
June 17, 2010 User  passed with a score of 465 out of 500
June 16, 2010 User  passed with a score of 440 out of 500
June 12, 2010 User  passed with a score of 447 out of 500
May 21, 2010 User  passed with a score of 427 out of 500

Free Sample Questions For The Principles of Statistics DSST

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Question 1 of 5

______________ statistics are those that deal with the presentation of numerical facts (data) and with the summary of numerical data.


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Related Exams with Overlapping Subject Matter

The Principles of Statistics DSST exam does not have a lot of overlap with any other CLEP or DSST exams, although it'll give you a headstart on the College Mathematics CLEP.