13034 (v.2) WASM Applied Statistics for Geoscientists 211

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Area:	WASM Mining Geology Teaching Area
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	1942 (v.5) WASM Technical Mathematics 102
Introduction to applied mathematics in a geological framework. Theory and case studies on sampling procedures, probability and randomness, frequency distributions, logarithmic class intervals, central tendency, normal distributions, confidence limits, correlation and regression analysis. Computer packages with in-built data processing routines, for example - Minitab, Windows, Excel. Case studies to be drawn from examples in geology, geochemistry, geophysics and ore reserve estimation.