2009 Course Handbook
STAT270: Applied Statistics
This unit is designed to provide students with the expertise necessary to develop the techniques introduced in STAT170. It will consolidate and extend knowledge of the fundamentals of modern statistical practice. The unit concentrates on the analysis and reporting of studies undertaken to answer questions in areas such as medicine, economics, biology, computer software development, market research and the social sciences.
Topics covered will include statistical inference, data handling, one way and two way analysis of variance and simple and multiple regression. Database techniques are introduced using MS Access and knowledge of statistical packages is extended. Students are given instruction and practice in the discipline of writing statistical reports.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3-4 |
| When Offered: |
D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Ms Susan Crowe |
| Prerequisites: | [(STAT170(P) or STAT171(P)) and (STAT175(P) or GPA of 1.50)] or admission to GradCertStats |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | STAT271, BIOL235, PSY222, PSY248 |
| Unit Designations: |
Technology
Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Statistics |
Timetable Information
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