UNDERSTANDING STATISTICS

Course Code

PO 2001

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr D Roberts

Pre-requisites

None.

Overview

This course provides an introduction to the following concepts in an accessible and straightforward manner: summary descriptive measures; measuring variability; index numbers; inequality indices; probability and probability distributions; confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; the χ² and F distributions; correlation; regression analysis and time series analysis.

Structure

2 one-hour lectures and 1 one-hour tutorial per week plus 1 two-hour project class.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (80%) and in-course assessment (20%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (80%) plus course work mark (20%).