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Unit Synopsis
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
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 1 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 3. Examination | 60% |
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%).
Past Exams
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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.
Source: Unit evaluations.
Video resources were favourably commented on by students.
Continue to enhance and expand video resources.
All lecture recordings have been made available after class, and key parts of tutorials have been recorded.
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Online students made extensive use of the tutorial materials.
Continue to ensure tutorial questions and solutions meet students' needs and support their learning.
Tutorial materials have been expanded to meet students' needs.
Source: Unit evaluation
Students were impressed by the weekly lectures, resources and the weekly structured study guide.
Continue to enhance and expand the weekly resources.
In Progress
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Students appreciated the quizzes. However, the lack of feedback limited their opportunity to learn from their mistakes.
Quiz questions and solutions will be discussed in tutorial sessions.
In Progress
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Provide information to students in the lecture and on the Moodle site for the required knowledge to advance the weekly topics.
Regularly review the prior unit topics in the tutorial sessions.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- 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.
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| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | • | |
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