(see also Mathematics Sciences)
NOTE(S): FOR ALL COURSES WHICH ARE EXAMINED IN PART BY CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT STUDENTS MAY IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AND ORAL EXAMINATION
Level 1
- Credit Points
- 20
- Course Coordinator
- Dr A J B Potter
Pre-requisites
S or GCSE in Mathematics or TS 1001.
Overview
Basic data handling, summarisation and visualisation – graphical displays, tabulation, cleaning data, presentation. An introduction to probability distributions Random Sampling. The concepts of confidence intervals and hypothesis testing with simple examples. Relationships – correlation and regression.
Structure
12 week course – 3 one-hour lectures, 1 hour tutorial and 1 one-hour computer practical per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (70%) and in-course assessment (30%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination paper (maximum of 100% resit and 70% resit with 30% in-course assessment).
