Please read my update at the end of this post.

Statistics::Basic is not a core module and is not part of the Strawberry Perl distribution. Normally to install this open a command prompt and type:

cpan Statistics::Basic
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This should retrieve and install Statistics::Basic and its dependencies.However you'll need to patch it (because of this bug on Number::Format, a prerequisite) like so, again from the command line:

cpan
cpan> look Number::Format
Database was generated on Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:23:06 GMT

Running look for module 'Number::Format'

Trying to open a subshell in the build directory...
Checksum for D:\cpan\authors\id\W\WR\WRW\Number-Format-1.73.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache D:\perl\cpan\build for sizes
......................................................................
+......DONE
Working directory is D:\perl\cpan\build\Number-Format-1.73-L6b3hX
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

D:\perl\cpan\build\Number-Format-1.73-L6b3hX>
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At this point save this file to the path displayed in your prompt (in my example it's D:\perl\cpan\build\Number-Format-1.73-L6b3hX, it'll be slightly different for you). Then back at the command prompt:

D:\perl\cpan\build\Number-Format-1.73-L6b3hX>patch --binary < Number_F
+ormat.pm.patch
patching file Format.pm
D:\perl\cpan\build\Number-Format-1.73-L6b3hX>perl Makefile.PL
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Generating a dmake-style Makefile
Writing Makefile for Number::Format
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json

D:\perl\cpan\build\Number-Format-1.73-L6b3hX>dmake
cp Format.pm blib\lib\Number\Format.pm

D:\perl\cpan\build\Number-Format-1.73-L6b3hX>dmake test
D:\perl\perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-MTest::Harness" 
+"-e" "undef *Test::Harness::Switches; test_harness(0, 'blib\lib', 'bl
+ib\arch')" t/*.t
t/format_bytes.t ..... ok
t/format_negative.t .. ok
t/format_number.t .... ok
t/format_picture.t ... ok
t/format_price.t ..... ok
t/locale.t ........... ok
t/object.t ........... ok
t/round.t ............ ok
t/unformat_number.t .. ok
All tests successful.
Files=9, Tests=149,  2 wallclock secs ( 0.11 usr +  0.03 sys =  0.14 C
+PU)

D:\perl\cpan\build\Number-Format-1.73-L6b3hX>dmake install
Appending installation info to D:\perl\perl\lib/perllocal.pod
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At this stage you manually patched and installed Number::Format, now your goal was Statistics::Basic, we drop back to the cpan shell and install it as normal:

D:\perl\cpan\build\Number-Format-1.73-L6b3hX>exit

cpan> install Statistics::Basic
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All going well cpan will now install the module. Let us know if you have problems.

Update: This isn't a stupid question, not knowing how to do this doesn't make you dumb. Nobody was born knowing how to do this. Take a look at PerlMonks for the Absolute Beginner from the Tutorials section, along with How do I post a question effectively?.

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