Reddit reviews The Basic Practice of Statistics, Student CD & StatsPortal

My suggestion is to pick up an introductory stats text and learn about the basics before you even start this project. I don't want to discourage you from this undertaking, but this simply isn't the kind of project that you can do with your current level of statistical knowledge, to be frank. This is the textbook we used in my intro class. It's not perfect, but it does cover, well, the basics. That's just a start, of course. Your project will probably require more advanced techniques that aren't covered in that book or most intro texts. Good luck to you!