This unit provides a solid foundation in statistical methods for students in the sciences (e.g. agricultural, biological, environmental, medical and physical) and social sciences. It covers the principles and applications of statistical reasoning, the use of a statistical software package, and applications of statistical methods. The unit may be taken as part of a major in Applied Statistics. Topics include data exploration and display, modelling univariate data, multivariate data; probability concepts and probability distributions; inference including point estimation, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing; design of experiments; chi-squared tests, contingency tables; linear... -- Course Website
Instructor: Assistant Professor Kevin Murray
Prerequisites: WACE Mathematics 2C/2D or TEE Discrete Mathematics or equivalent or higher
