Applied statistics IB (Arts)
J Jeavons
6 points
* 4 hours per week
* Second semester
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Caulfield/Clayton/Peninsula
* Prerequisites: MAT1711
* Corequisites:
MAT1711
Objectives To develop the students' skills in the application and interpretation of a range of inferential statistics procedures.
Synopsis A subject in inferential statistics. Topics covered include single and two-sample inference on means, variances and proportions; contingency table analysis; goodness-of-fit; correlation and regression; rank methods; applications are emphasised and are chosen from areas of interest to arts students. Minitab is used where appropriate.
Assessment Examination (3 hours): 70%
* One assignment: 10%
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Two tests (45 minutes): 20%
Prescribed texts
Mann P S Introductory statistics 2nd edn, Wiley, 1995
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