Step 1: Basics of Mathematics (4 weeks)

• Sub-steps:
• Review of basic algebra and geometry
• Calculus: limits, derivatives, and integrals
• Linear algebra: vectors, matrices, and systems of linear equations
• Learning resources:
• Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/)
• Coursera - Mathematics for Machine Learning Specialization
(https://www.coursera.org/specializations/mathematics-machine-learning)
• Book recommendations:
• "Mathematics for Machine Learning" by Marc Peter Deisenroth, A. Aldo Faisal,
and Cheng Soon Ong
• "Linear Algebra Done Right" by Sheldon Axler

Step 2: Probability Theory (4 weeks)

• Sub-steps:
• Basic concepts of probability: sample space, events, and probability axioms
• Conditional probability and Bayes' theorem
• Random variables and probability distributions: discrete and continuous
• Learning resources:
• Khan Academy - Probability and Statistics
(https://www.khanacademy.org/math/probability)
• Coursera - Probability and Statistics Specialization
(https://www.coursera.org/specializations/probability-statistics)
• Book recommendations:
• "Introduction to Probability" by Dimitri P. Bertsekas and John N. Tsitsiklis
• "Probability and Statistics" by Morris H. DeGroot and Mark J. Schervish

Step 3: Statistical Inference (6 weeks)

• Sub-steps:
• Estimation: point estimation and interval estimation
• Hypothesis testing: null and alternative hypotheses, p-values, and type I and type
II errors
• Confidence intervals and significance tests for means, proportions, and variances
• Learning resources:
• Khan Academy - Inferential Statistics
(https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability/inference-categorical-
data-two-way-tables)
• Coursera - Statistics with R Specialization
(https://www.coursera.org/specializations/statistics)
• Book recommendations:
• "Statistical Inference" by George Casella and Roger L. Berger
• "All of Statistics: A Concise Course in Statistical Inference" by Larry Wasserman

Step 4: Regression Analysis (6 weeks)

• Sub-steps:
• Simple linear regression: modeling, estimation, and hypothesis testing
• Multiple linear regression: modeling, estimation, and inference
• Model selection and diagnostics: R-squared, residual analysis, and influential
observations
• Learning resources:
• Khan Academy - Regression Analysis
(https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability/describing-
relationships-quantitative-data/regression-library)
• Coursera - Regression Analysis in R Specialization
(https://www.coursera.org/specializations/regression-analysis)
• Book recommendations:
• "Linear Regression Analysis" by George A. F. Seber and Alan J. Lee
• "Applied Linear Statistical Models" by Michael H. Kutner, Christopher J.
Nachtsheim, and John Neter

Step 5: Multivariate Analysis (6 weeks)

• Sub-steps:
• Principal component analysis (PCA): dimension reduction and data visualization
• Factor analysis: latent variable modeling and data reduction
• Cluster analysis: grouping and segmentation of data based on similarity
• Learning resources:
• Khan Academy - Multivariate statistics
(https://www.khanacademy.org/math/multivariable-calculus)
• Coursera - Multivariate Statistics Specialization
(https://www.coursera.org/specializations/multivariate-statistics)
• Book recommendations:
• "Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis" by Richard A. Johnson and Dean W.
Wichern
• "Multivariate Data Analysis" by Joseph F. Hair Jr., William C. Black, Barry J. Babin,
and Rolph E. Anderson

Step 6: Time Series Analysis (6 weeks)

• Sub-steps:
• Basics of time series: trend, seasonality, and autocorrelation
• ARIMA models: modeling and forecasting of stationary time series
• Exponential smoothing: modeling and forecasting of non-stationary time series
• Learning resources:
• Khan Academy - Time Series (https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-
probability/time-series)
• Coursera - Time Series Analysis in R Specialization
(https://www.coursera.org/specializations/time-series-analysis)
• Book recommendations:
• "Time Series Analysis: Forecasting and Control" by George E. P. Box, Gwilym M.
Jenkins, and Gregory C. Reinsel
• "Forecasting: Methods and Applications" by Spyros Makridakis, Steven C.
Wheelwright, and Rob J. Hyndman

Step 7: Advanced Topics in Statistics (12 weeks)

• Sub-steps:
• Bayesian statistics: prior and posterior distributions, Bayesian inference, and
MCMC methods
• Nonparametric statistics: rank-based tests, kernel density estimation, and
smoothing methods
• Machine learning: supervised and unsupervised learning, classification and
regression, and neural networks
• Learning resources:
• Coursera - Bayesian Statistics Specialization
(https://www.coursera.org/specializations/bayesian-statistics)
• Coursera - Nonparametric Statistics Specialization
(https://www.coursera.org/specializations/nonparametric-statistics)
• Coursera - Machine Learning Specialization
(https://www.coursera.org/specializations/machine-learning)
• Book recommendations:
• "Bayesian Data Analysis" by Andrew Gelman, John B. Carlin, Hal S. Stern, David B.
Dunson, Aki Vehtari, and Donald B. Rubin
• "Nonparametric Statistical Methods" by Myles Hollander and Douglas A. Wolfe
• "Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning" by Christopher M. Bishop