critstats: Reimagining introductory statistics using a critical quantitative approach

Nathan Alexander describes an introductory statistics curriculum that combines logic, theory and computation to develop critical quantitative analysis. Open-source tools support an interdisciplinary process in which students define concepts and propositions, then apply statistics to social questions. The approach aims to strengthen technical skills alongside critical reasoning. The talk also introduces the structure of the critstats package and its role in a community framework for building informational data systems that help users investigate particular histories, issues and challenges.