Descriptive Statistics: What Data Can and Cannot Tell You
A high school statistics course that helps students make better decisions through real-world math
What if math actually prepared students for life?
Our high school statistics course isn’t about memorizing math. It’s about understanding the world through data – a homeschool math class that’s relevant, practical, and even fun!
Today’s teens make choices in a world shaped by data. Our curriculum teaches them how to understand uncertainty, see patterns, and connect math to meaningful stories in their own lives — skills they’ll use long after high school.
Descriptive Statistics is a semester-length, immersive experience, with cutting-edge tools that allow students to interact with stats in a way no other curriculum achieves.
Next Live Online classes + Monday Merge starts on Jan 20, 2026
The Experience Behind the Course
This isn’t generic curriculum. It’s built by Professor Adam Zingg – a seasoned college instructor with over a decade of experience teaching business, economics, math, and statistics.
He holds two master’s degrees from the University of Michigan and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with real-world expertise in finance and data.
How We Teach
- Narrative-Style Teaching Videos: Short, relaxed, and sprinkled throughout the course.
- Animated Explainers: Visual bursts that bring homeschool math to life.
- Beautiful Custom Visuals: Custom graphs and models that make abstract ideas tangible.
- Mini Check-Ins: Light, helpful assessments to keep students on track.
- Live Screen Tutorials: Students work with real data in Sheets, Desmos, and R Studio — building practical skills that turn statistics into real-life math.
What We Cover
- The foundations of descriptive statistics and why they matter
- Random variables, probability models, and inference basics essential for any high school statistics course
- How to create and interpret frequency tables, histograms, pie charts, and box plots
- How to distinguish between empirical and classical probability
- Ways to explore data distribution, central tendency, variance, and standard deviation
- The practical use of Z-scores, CDFs, PMFs, PDFs, and real-time modeling
- Advanced intuitive frameworks for interpreting randomness and modeling risk
- The truth behind correlation vs. causation
- Download the complete syllabus
Who It’s For
- Every homeschool high school student wanting to make better decisions and connect math to a sense of story in their own lives
- No pre-requisites required
Your Academic Journey. Your Choice.
$349.99
On Your Own – Graded
Perfect for independent learners who want full credit
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Graded mini-projects
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Two graded tests & final exam
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Graded multiple-choice assessment questions
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Instructor Feedback
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Help with content or platform-related questions
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Certificate of Completion for portfolio or transcript
Best for Community & Support
$599.99
LOCAJ LIVE is built for learners who want structure, connection, and guided support.
Students meet twice a week with their instructor and peers to dive deeper into course concepts, work through assignments, and get additional help. It also includes free access to Monday Merge – our cross-course meetup that connects ideas from all LOCAJ business courses and brings live-online students together for shared conversation and real-world application.
2026 Live Online Schedule
LOCAJ LIVE
- Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10:00–11:00 am MST
- January 20 – March 12, 2026
Monday Merge
- Mondays, 1:00–2:00 pm MST
- January 26 – March 9, 2026
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Instructor-led online meet-ups/ 2x week for 8 weeks
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Free access to Monday Merge online meet-up
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Graded mini-projects, two tests, and final exam
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Graded multiple-choice assessment questions
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Instructor Feedback on all assignments
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Certificate of Completion for portfolio or transcript
$199.99
On Your Own – Ungraded
Budget-friendly option for independent learners without the pressure of grades
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Optional multiple-choice questions with automatic answers
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Optional ungraded mini-projects to aid deeper learning
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Help with platform-related questions
*Have questions? Check out our FAQ’s Page.
What Students Say About Us.
Savannah – LOCAJ Student
“I’ve been taking online courses for three years now. There’s nothing else out there like Lines On Clay classes. I feel ready for my life now.”
Ross – LOCAJ Student
“If all my classes had been like this, I would have actually learned something while in school. I’m glad my mom found Lines On Clay.”
Jim – College Student
“Professor Zingg is the best teacher I have ever had. If I worked on faculty, I would have professors sit in his classes or go to him for training as to how a lecture should go.”
Andrea – English Teacher
“The school system needs more classes like these! LOCAJ courses are engaging for the students, with content the students can actually relate to!”
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