Introductory Statistics - STAT170
This unit provides a broad introduction to statistical concepts and data analysis techniques, providing basic statistical knowledge. The unit is concerned with the development of an understanding of statistical practice and is illustrated by a study of those techniques most commonly used in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. The aim of statistical practice is to make the scientific research process efficient; for this reason statistics is used in disciplines ranging from accountancy to zoology.
Topics covered in this unit include: data collection methods; data quality; data summarisation; and statistical models like the normal distribution, followed by sampling distributions and statistical inferences about means, proportions and quantiles. Also studied are methods of analysis relating to comparisons, counted data and relationships, including regression and correlation.
Statistical computer packages are used for handling and analysing data along with word processing for reporting the results. However, no prior computing knowledge is assumed.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day S1 External - Session 1, External (Available to external students only. No on-campus sessions.) S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day |
| Staff Contact(s): | Statistics Staff |
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| NCCW(s): | PSY122, STAT122, STAT171, STAT150, WSTA150 |
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| Unit Type: | Planet unit |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Mathematics and Statistics Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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