Overview
This unit introduces students to the concepts and applications of probability and statistical modelling involving questions of estimation, inference, regression and correlation. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability and probability distributions (binomial, Poisson, normal), confidence intervals, one and two sample hypothesis tests, one way analysis of variance, chi-square tests, linear regression and correlation. The use of a calculator and a statistical/spreadsheet computer package for data analysis is covered.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2019
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Self reflection and student feedback.
The current textbook is too old (a 2010 edition) and has a strong focus on US Business applications of statistics.
A new textbook is to be prescribed with a focus on Australian and New Zealand business applications of statistics and which has a more recent edition.
Feedback from Self reflection and student feedback.
The Study Guide needs to be revised and updated.
A new edition of the Study Guide will be produced.
Feedback from Self reflection and student feedback.
The lecture videos need updating as there are some technical issues in the current videos and they use an old version of the Study Guide and an old version of the STAT11048 webpage.
A new set of lecture videos will be recorded using the new edition of the Study Guide.
Feedback from Student feedback
Some students find the maths very challenging in this unit. There is a need for more help for students who have little or no background in maths.
Identify additional resources that can be provided to students, e.g. online or face-to-face tutorials, to cover background math topics.
- Introduce the basic concepts of data handling and statistical analysis including some considerations of sampling theory.
- Introduce the concept of probability and to consider the applications of several probability distributions to the solution of problems.
- Draw statistical conclusions about a population based on a sample of data using one sample, two sample and ANOVA tests.
- Use a calculator and computer software to perform statistical calculations.
This unit is designed to provide a foundation in statistical thinking as applied to decision making in life.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 3 - Examination - 60% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 60% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
STAT11048 Study Guide
4th edition (2019)
Authors: Ross Shepherd
CQUniversity Publishing
Rockhampton Rockhampton , Queensland , Australia
Binding: Paperback
Business Statistics, Abridged: Australia & New Zealand
7th edition (2017)
Authors: E. A. Selvanathan, S. Selvanathan and G.Keller
Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd
Melbourne Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
ISBN: 9780170369473
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
The STAT11048 Study Guide is the only prescribed textbook. You need to buy a copy of the 2019 edition of the Study Guide from the university bookshop. Each week the lectures will follow closely the "Notes from Lectures" section in the appropriate chapter of the Study Guide. The "Business Statistics Abridged" textbook is NOT compulsory. It is only used for supplementary reading. The "Business Statistics Abridged" textbook is referred to in each chapter of the Study Guide but only for supplementary reading as the Study Guide can be quite terse. However the "Business Statistics Abridged" textbook gives examples of the statistical techniques in assisting the process of decision making in Australian and New Zealand business scenarios. Copies can be purchased from the CQUniversity Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
Students will also need a simple scientific calculator with built-in functions to calculate the mean and standard deviation of a list of numbers. That is, it must have a 'Statistics MODE' built-in. The SHARP calculator EL-531XHB which is available from the CQUni bookshop is similar to the SHARP calculator I will use in the lectures and tutorials.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microsoft Excel or Equivalent Spreadsheet Application
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.shepherd@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to Statistics
Chapter
Study Guide - Chapter 1
Selvanathan Textbook - Chapters 1 & 3, plus Chapter 2 (Sections 2.1 & 2.2 only)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Watch lecture videos and do tutorial exercises for Week 1.
Module/Topic
Data Distributions
Chapter
Study Guide - Chapter 2
Selvanathan Textbook - Chapter 4 (Section 4.1 only)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Watch lecture videos and do tutorial exercises for Week 2.
Module/Topic
Central Tendency and Dispersion
Chapter
Study Guide - Chapter 3
Selvanathan Textbook - Chapter 5 (all Sections except 5.5)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Watch lecture videos and do tutorial exercises for Week 3.
Module/Topic
Counting Principles and Probability
Chapter
Study Guide - Chapter 4
Selvanathan Textbook - Chapter 6 (all Sections except 6.5)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Watch lecture videos and do tutorial exercises for Week 4.
Module/Topic
Discrete Probability Distributions
Chapter
Study Guide - Chapter 5
Selvanathan Textbook - Chapter 7 (all Sections except 7.4 & 7.5)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Watch lecture videos and do tutorial exercises for Week 5.
Assignment 1 Quiz Due: Week 5 Friday (12 Apr 2019) 11:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Continuous Probability Distributions
Chapter
Study Guide - Chapter 6
Selvanathan Textbook - Chapter 8 (all Sections except 8.4)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Watch lecture videos and do tutorial exercises for Week 6.
Module/Topic
Sampling and Sampling Distributions
Chapter
Study Guide - Chapter 7
Selvanathan Textbook - Chapter 2 (Sections 2.3 to 2.5), plus Chapter 9 (Sections 9.1 to 9.4 & 9.6)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Watch lecture videos and do tutorial exercises for Week 7.
Module/Topic
Estimation
Chapter
Study Guide - Chapter 8
Selvanathan Textbook - Chapter 10 (all Sections)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Watch lecture videos and do tutorial exercises for Week 8.
Module/Topic
Hypothesis Tests for a Population Mean or Proportion
Chapter
Study Guide - Chapter 9
Selvanathan Textbook - Chapter 12 (all Sections except 12.5)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Watch lecture videos and do tutorial exercises for Week 9.
Assignment 2 Quiz Due: Week 9 Friday (17 May 2019) 11:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Hypothesis Tests for Two or More Population Means
Chapter
Study Guide - Chapter 10
Selvanathan Textbook - Chapter 13 (Sections 13.1 & 13.2 only)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Watch lecture videos and do tutorial exercises for Week 10.
Module/Topic
Linear Regression and Correlation
Chapter
Study Guide - Chapter 12
Selvanathan Textbook - Chapter 4 (Section 4.3 only), plus Chapter 15 (Sections 15.1 to 15.3, & read parts of 15.4 & 15.6)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Watch lecture videos and do tutorial exercises for Week 11.
Module/Topic
Chi-Square Tests
Chapter
Study Guide - Chapter 11
Selvanathan Textbook - Chapter 14 (all Sections)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Watch lecture videos and do tutorial exercises for Week 12.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
To pass the unit (STAT11048) you must obtain:
- at least 24 marks out of 60 marks on the final exam, AND
- at least 50% of the combined total mark for the two assignments and the exam.
1 Written Assessment
Assignment 1 is a Moodle Quiz which consists of 20 multiple choice questions which examine topics from Weeks 1 to 4 of the unit. Full details about the Assignment 1 Quiz are available on the STAT11048 Moodle website.
Week 5 Friday (12 Apr 2019) 11:00 pm AEST
Submit in Week 5 by 11pm on Friday.
Week 6 Friday (26 Apr 2019)
Results will be available to students two weeks after the submission date.
Each quiz question is worth one (1) mark, which gives a total of twenty (20) marks or 20% for Assignment 1. Further details about Assignment 1 are available on the STAT11048 Moodle website.
- Introduce the basic concepts of data handling and statistical analysis including some considerations of sampling theory.
- Introduce the concept of probability and to consider the applications of several probability distributions to the solution of problems.
- Use a calculator and computer software to perform statistical calculations.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
Assignment 2 is a Moodle Quiz which consists of 20 multiple choice questions which examine topics from Weeks 5 to 8 of the unit. Full details about the Assignment 2 Quiz are available on the STAT11048 Moodle website.
Week 9 Friday (17 May 2019) 11:00 pm AEST
Submit in Week 9 by 11pm on Friday
Week 11 Friday (31 May 2019)
Results will be available to students two weeks after the submission date.
Each quiz question is worth one (1) mark, which gives a total of twenty (20) marks or 20% for Assignment 2. Further details about Assignment 2 are available on the STAT11048 Moodle website.
- Introduce the basic concepts of data handling and statistical analysis including some considerations of sampling theory.
- Introduce the concept of probability and to consider the applications of several probability distributions to the solution of problems.
- Draw statistical conclusions about a population based on a sample of data using one sample, two sample and ANOVA tests.
- Use a calculator and computer software to perform statistical calculations.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
Calculator - all non-communicable calculators, including scientific, programmable and graphics calculators are authorised
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