306429 (v.1) Science Research Statistics 402
| Area: | Centre for Regional Education |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Individual Study: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | The nature and role of statistics in scientific research - concepts of experimental design, descriptive studies, and analytical studies. Application of appropriate statistical procedures to different research designs. Use and interpretation of output from statistical computing packages. A statistical computing project is part of the formal assessment. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Learned the fundamental concepts and definitions that are necessary for the understanding of statistics in research applications. Applied commonly used descriptive statistics to research data. Understood the relationship between inferential statistics, hypothesis testing, and experimental design. Used and interpreted the out put from an appropriate statistical computing package. Presented statistical results in manner suitable in a graduate thesis or scientific publication. |
| 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: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Continuous Assessment 70%. Statistical Computing Project 30%. This is by Grade/Mark assessment. |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
CRICOS provider code 00301J
