Courses Handbook 2008 - [ Archived ]

302332 (v.3) Applied Statistics 401


Area: Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
** 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: 3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: Review of exploratory data analysis: t-tests and non-parametric equivalents and power analysis. Experimental design and analysis of variance: review of one-way analysis of variance model; model diagnostics; multiple comparison techniques; principles of experimental designs; ANOVA for some standard experimental designs like randomised block design; Latin square design; split plot and nested design; factorial method of experimentation and analysis; experimentation with repeated measures; and analysis of covariance. Examples of applications using SPSS. Multiple linear regression: review of simple linear regression. The multiple linear regression model, parameter estimation and inferences about the regression parameters, F-testing overall model fit, variableselection and the stepwise algorithm for variable selection, model diagnostics and prediction. Examples of applications using SPSS. Multivariate methods: introduction, principal component analysis, clustering, discriminant analysis and MANOVA. Examples of applications using SPSS. Introduction to contingency tables and models for discrete.
** 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: 010103 Statistics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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