1373 (v.5) Statistics 121
| Area: | Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Anti Requisite(s): | 7149 (v.7) Principles of Statistics 101 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Organisation of data. Stem and leaf display. Box plots. Location and dispersion. Probability distributions. Sampling distributions. Confidence Interval estimation. Contingency table tests of independence. F-test. Hypothesis testing. Bivariate Normal data, correlation and regression. Use of Minitab. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit you will be able to: Identify the role of statistics in your discipline area; Perform a range of statistical procedures related to the manipulation and interpretation of data; Understand how graphical displays and summary statistics can be used to perform initial diagnosis of data; Demonstrate practical expertise associated with the use of a statistical package in performing basic statistical rocedures; Distinguish between the different types of statistical tests that may be used to analyse data; Demonstrate basic knowledge of assessing the appropriateness of statistical models |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Moore, D.S., McCabe, G.P. 2000 Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, Freeman. Coakes, S.J., Steed, L.G. "SPSS Analysis without Anguish", Version 10 for Windows, John Wiley & Sons. |
| Unit Texts: | Introductory Statistics Curtin Publication. Mathematical Formulae and Statistical tables for use at tertiary Institutions |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment (2) 10%, Quizzes 15%, Midsemester Test 15%, Final Exam 60% |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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