310533 (v.1) Statistical Data Analysis 501
| Area: | Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
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| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Introduction to SPSS. Important terminology. Types of data. Univariate statistics: Graphical displays. Numerical summaries. Transformations. Graphical evaluation of bivariate data. Normal distribution. Tests of normality. Random Sampling. Principles of design of experiments. Sampling distribution of the mean. Introduction to inference. Confidence interval and hypothesis test for using z. Checking assumptions, Type I & II errors. Comparison of classical and p-value approach to hypothesis testing. Hypothesis testing on SPSS. Inference for using the Paired t-test. Difference between means: independent case. Tests on SPSS. ANOVA using SPSS. Examples from different areas. Transforming data or using non-parametric techniques where necessary. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 010103 Statistics |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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