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Nina

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Nina

Masters in biostatistics
Nina's other Tutor Subjects
Statistics Graduate Level
Statistics
Calculus
Algebra

Probability distributions, hypothesis testing, and regression can feel like a foreign language the first time through. Nina breaks these concepts down by connecting them to real datasets and research questions drawn from her biostatistics training at Columbia and NYU. Rated 5.0 by students, she's es...

Education

Columbia University

Masters in biostatistics

Northwestern University

Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences (focus in neurobiology)

Columbia University in the City of New York

Current Grad Student, Biostatistics

Test Scores
SAT
1550
Ingrid

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Ingrid

Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering
Ingrid's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Finite Mathematics
Trigonometry
Statistics

Between her biostatistics background and hands-on research experience in Northwestern's John Rogers Lab, Ingrid knows statistics as both a classroom subject and a practical tool. She walks students through concepts like hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and probability distributions by conne...

Education

Northwestern University

Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1540
ACT
33

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Sam

PHD, Statistics
Sam's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Statistics Graduate Level
Pre-Algebra
Linear Algebra

A PhD statistician who also holds a biomedical engineering degree, Sam teaches introductory and intermediate statistics with an unusual amount of real-world context. Whether the topic is hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, or regression, he unpacks the logic behind each method so students can ...

Education

University of Iowa

PHD, Statistics

Northwestern University

Bachelors, Biomedical Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1490

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Kevin

Bachelor in Arts
Kevin's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
Pre-Algebra
Statistics
Geometry

Studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Penn means Kevin encounters statistics not as an abstract math course but as a tool for answering real questions — polling reliability, economic trends, policy evaluation. He unpacks topics like probability distributions, hypothesis testing, and regres...

Education

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor in Arts

Test Scores
ACT
34

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Kathy

Masters, Modern and Contemporary Asian Art
Kathy's other Tutor Subjects
Statistics
Calculus
Algebra
College Essays

Kathy's economics degree from Duke meant living inside datasets — regression analysis, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, and statistical inference were daily tools, not abstract concepts. She breaks down problems by connecting the math to what the numbers actually represent, which makes...

Education

Sotheby's Institute of Art

Masters, Modern and Contemporary Asian Art

Duke University

Bachelors

Test Scores
SAT
1500
ACT
33

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Brian

PHD, Technology & Information Mgmt (Indef. deferred)
Brian's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
Statistics Graduate Level
Pre-Algebra
Finite Mathematics

Understanding when to use a t-test versus a z-test, or why a sampling distribution behaves the way it does, requires more than formula sheets — it takes genuine statistical intuition. Brian built that intuition through his economics coursework at Caltech, where statistical analysis was a daily tool,...

Education

University of California-Santa Cruz

PHD, Technology & Information Mgmt (Indef. deferred)

California Institute of Technology

Bachelors in Economics and Computer Science

Test Scores
SAT
1580

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Rachel

Bachelor of Engineering
Rachel's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Statistics
Middle School Math
Geometry

Engineering at Dartmouth meant Rachel lived in data — running experiments, interpreting distributions, and making decisions based on probability and hypothesis testing. She brings that practical fluency to statistics tutoring, connecting concepts like standard deviation and confidence intervals to r...

Education

Dartmouth College

Bachelor of Engineering

Test Scores
SAT
1470

Certified Tutor

Maggie

Bachelor in Arts, Economics/ Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Maggie's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Statistics
Middle School Math
Geometry

An economics degree means Maggie didn't just study statistics in a textbook — she applied distributions, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis to real datasets. She teaches students to interpret what a p-value actually tells them and how to choose the right test for a given scenario, building ...

Education

Yale University

Bachelor in Arts, Economics/ Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Dennis

Bachelor of Science
Dennis's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra

Designing and optimizing light filters for optical multiplexers at Norfolk State required Dennis to apply statistical methods to real engineering data — fitting distributions, quantifying uncertainty, and interpreting experimental results. He teaches statistics with that practitioner's perspective, ...

Education

Princeton University

Bachelor of Science

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1530
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

Richard

Bachelor in Arts, Government
Richard's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Linear Algebra

A year as a course assistant in Harvard's math department gave Richard a front-row seat to where students get tripped up — and in statistics, it's almost always the jump from computing a value to interpreting what it means. He teaches concepts like variability, correlation, and probability by connec...

Education

Harvard University

Bachelor in Arts, Government

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600
ACT
36

Certified Tutor

Amber

Bachelor in Arts
Amber's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
College Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Arithmetic

Most students walk into statistics expecting another math class and get blindsided by the emphasis on interpretation — explaining what a confidence interval actually means, or why correlation isn't causation. Amber tackles that interpretive layer head-on, teaching students to read context before cru...

Education

Dartmouth College

Bachelor in Arts

Test Scores
SAT
1570
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Anthony

Doctor of Philosophy, Economics
Anthony's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Statistics Graduate Level

A PhD in economics at Yale means Anthony doesn't just teach statistics — he relies on it daily, from econometric modeling to designing empirical studies that require careful handling of inference, sampling, and regression. His dual undergraduate background in physics and math gives him an unusual ab...

Education

Yale University

Bachelor of Science, Physics

Yale University

Doctor of Philosophy, Economics

Yale University

BS in physics and math

Test Scores
SAT
1560

Certified Tutor

Kathleen

Bachelor in Arts, Mathematics
Kathleen's other Tutor Subjects
College Algebra
Arithmetic
Multivariable Calculus
Trigonometry

Most students memorize the formulas for z-scores or standard deviation without ever seeing where they come from — Kathleen's math degree from Washington University means she can derive them from scratch and explain each piece along the way. She treats every statistics concept as an extension of the ...

Education

Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor in Arts, Mathematics

Test Scores
SAT
1550
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Sami

Bachelor of Science (Economics and Computer Science)
Sami's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Statistics
Geometry
Calculus

Probability distributions, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis all clicked for Sami during his economics work at Duke, where statistical reasoning was baked into nearly every course. Now pursuing an MBA at Yale, he still uses these tools daily and teaches students to interpret data with genu...

Education

Duke University

Bachelor of Science (Economics and Computer Science)

Yale School of Management

Current Undergrad Student, Business Administration and Management

Test Scores
ACT
35

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Kaylah

Master of Science, Computational Science
Kaylah's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Statistics
Middle School Math
Calculus

Kaylah's graduate work in Computational Social Science at the University of Chicago is built almost entirely on statistical methods — probability distributions, hypothesis testing, regression modeling, and data interpretation. She teaches statistics the way she actually uses it: starting with what q...

Education

University of Chicago

Master of Science, Computational Science

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