Statistical methods for science

• STA1010
• Clayton First semester 2013 (Day)
  Gippsland First semester 2013 (Day)
  Gippsland First semester 2013 (Off-campus)
  Sunway First semester 2013 (Day)
  Clayton Second semester 2013 (Day)
• 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Descriptive statistics, scatter plots, correlation, line of best fit. Elementary probability theory. Confidence intervals and hypothesis tests using normal, t and binomial distributions. Use of computer software. Formal treatment of statistical analyses and the role of probability in statistical inference. -- Course Website

Instructor: Dr Jonathan Keith (Clayton); Associate Professor Philip Rayment (Gippsland/OCL); Associate Professor Lan Boon Leong (Sunway)

Prerequisites: SCI1020, VCE Mathematical methods 3 and 4, or equivalent international qualifications listed in the Unit Guide.