Overview
This course is for undergraduate students of life and social sciences. It is not intended for students who propose to study a substantial amount of statistics beyond first-year level. Students are assumed to have received a mark of at least 60 in HSC Mathematics Advanced or at least 70 in … For more content click the Read More button below.
The course first introduces the concepts on which statistics is built, namely: Descriptive statistics: exploring the data using numerical and graphical summaries; Study designs and sampling; Probability and independence; Discrete distributions: the binomial distribution. Continuous distributions: the normal, t and chi-square distributions. Random variables: calculating the mean and variance. Building on those, the second part of the course presents techniques for making inference about the population from a sample, that is, using confidence intervals and tests of hypotheses: z-test, t-test and Chi-squared test for statistical independence. Linear regression: correlation, residuals, estimation and prediction.
Technology is used throughout the course: Students will use the R software to analyse datasets.
Course Attributes
Introductory Course
Delivery
Multimodal - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)
Fees
| Type | Amount |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable) | $556 |
| Domestic Students | $6840 |
| International Students | $6840 |
Pre-2019 Handbook Editions
Access past handbook editions (2018 and prior)