STAT1510 Statistics A [UG]

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Credit: 6 points Availability: Semester 2 (See Timetable)

Outcomes: Students are able to appreciate the power of statistical concepts in the interpretation of data; develop knowledge of fundamental statistical tools and computer packages for applying these tools; recognise the appropriate statistical techniques for use in particular real-world settings, and to correctly apply these techniques for data analysis; communicate effectively the results of these analyses; undertake continuous learning and realise that understanding of fundamentals is necessary for effective application.

Content: This unit covers data exploration and display, modelling univariate data, multivariate data; probability concepts and probability distributions; inference including point estimation, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing; design of experiments; chi-squared tests, contingency tables; linear regression; analysis of variance. A widely used statistical package is employed for calculations. Particular emphasis is placed on application of statistical methods to problems in areas such as the physical, biological, environmental and social sciences. The unit may be taken as part of a major in Applied Statistics, Discrete Mathematics or Operations Research.

Assessment: This comprises an end-of-semester examination and in-semester tests or assignments. All assessment tasks require students to apply their knowledge of the unit content to solve previously unseen problems. Credit is given for clarity and correctness of presentation as well as for actual results.

Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete the course.

Location: UWA (Crawley)

Mode: on-campus

Unit Rules:

Prerequisites: TEE Applicable Mathematics or TEE Calculus or MATH1030 Calculus A or MATH1040 Calculus B or scaled mark greater than 69 in MATH1050 Calculus C

Incompatibility: MATH1020 Calculus, Statistics and Probability; STAT1530 Statistics B; STAT1520 Economic and Business Statistics; STAT1123 Statistics B; STAT1106 Economic and Business Statistics; STAT1160 Statistics A; STAT2210 Biometrics 1

Contact hours—65 (lectures: 52 hrs; labs/practice classes: 13 hrs)

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Note: This unit assumes a knowledge of basic calculus.

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