7149 (v.7) Principles of Statistics 101


Area:

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

10925 (v.3) Principles of Statistics 103 or any previous version
307590 (v.1) Data Evaluation and Experimental Design 101 or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

Designed for students with TEE Applicable Mathematics. Probability. Discrete and continuous random variables. Probability functions. Cumulative distribution functions. Expected values. Special distributions. Joint probability density functions. Exploratory data analysis, numerical and graphical summaries of univariate data, and transformations. Graphical evaluation of bi-variate data, normal distribution, normal calculations, and checks for normality. Experiments, random sampling, design of experiments. Central Limit Theorem. Introduction to inference fro a single mean. Checking assumptions, confidence intervals and hypothesis tests using Z and T, and SPSS. Inference for one and two proportions. Chi-squared distribution - tests for independence, homogeneity, goodness of fit, Inference for one and two variances. Logistic Regression - fitting and interpreting the model.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

10100 Mathematical Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Essential

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y    
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y    
2004 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 1 Y    
2004 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 2 Y    
Area
External
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Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area