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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.
Learning outcomes
Understand the key steps of the scientific method and how it can be applied to real problems that involve data analysis and interpretation;
Appreciate how statistical data is collected, analysed and stored;
Understand the meaning of population parameters such as mean, standard deviation, and median;
Understand the importance of statistical techniques in the analysis of data;
Present and interpret data graphically;
Determine confidence intervals for population parameters, and distinguish between a population parameter and a sample statistic;
Determine the appropriate statistical technique for a given context;
Perform simple statistical operations using Excel;
Take a random sample from a population and determine whether data fits a statistical hypothesis;
Prepare and write a scientific report.
Teaching approach
Assessment
Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities
Workload requirements
Learning resources
Other unit costs
Costs are indicative and subject to change.
Electronics, calculators and tools:
Scientific non programmable calculator, approximately $30
Miscellaneous Items:
Course Reader, Printing, Stationery - $120.
Availability in areas of study
Financial and insurance mathematics
Mathematical statistics
Mathematics