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

Area:	WASM Mining Geology Teaching Area
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0

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Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	1942 (v.5) WASM Technical Mathematics 102

Syllabus:	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 inbuilt data processing routines, for example Minitab and Excel. Case studies to be drawn from examples in geology, geochemistry, geophysics and ore reserve estimation.

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Field of Education:	010103 Statistics
Funding Cluster:	04 - Mathematics, Statistics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Supplemental *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark
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