MA1401 - Statistics and Data Analysis 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	Discipline of Mathematics & Statistics (pre 2009)

This subject introduces students to concepts involved in descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include methods of producing, exploring, displaying and describing data, both of single and multiple variables, elementary probability, the normal distribution, hypothesis testing, correlation, regression and analysis of variance techniques. Emphasis will be placed on how statistics is used in practice and on the presentation and interpretation of statistical analyses. A computing package and calculator will be used to facilitate numerical calculations.

Learning Outcomes

• be able to competently interpret the output produced from a statistical computing package;
• choose and apply appropriate and graphical and numerical tools for organising, describing and exploring data;
• make appropriate use of a statistical computer package;
• select and apply appropriate statistical tools to perform a range of inferential analyses;
• to recognise the relevance and importance of statistical methods in the students respective discipline;
• understand the basic principles of sample selection and experimental design.

Prerequisites:	Senior Maths B or MA1020 or admission to 50110M 70810 50810
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	MA2401

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coord/Lect:	Dr Yvette Everingham.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hours lecture/week 13 hours practicals - 1 hour tutorial/week; commence Week 2. Students will be allocated to tutorial during Week 1.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (30%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Yvette Everingham
Lecturer:	Mr David Godwin.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hours lecture/week 13 hours tutorials - 1 hour tutorial/week; commence Week 2. Students will be allocated to tutorial during Week 1.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (30%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Yvette Everingham
Lecturers:	Dr Shaun Belward, Dr Yvette Everingham.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 13 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (30%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 20-Nov-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Yvette Everingham
Lecturers:	Dr Shaun Belward, Dr Yvette Everingham.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 13 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (30%).
Beijing UT, Internal, Study Period 61
Census Date 20-Feb-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Yvette Everingham
Lecturers:	Dr Shaun Belward, Dr Yvette Everingham.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 13 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (30%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.