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Applications of Data Analysis - ZPEM8309

Faculty: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

School: School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences @ UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Course Outline: ZPEM8309 Course Outline

Campus: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The course provides the necessary background for further studies in statistics, management, or any other area requiring some proficiency in data analysis. It provides an overview of techniques and applications of data analysis, with emphasis on the analysis of experiments. It teaches the principles of good experimental design, and focuses on a project where you design and analyse your own experiment. The course uses a simple statistical package for data exploration and presentation, and the analysis of data from simple experimental and observational studies.

Learning Outcomes

summarise and present data clearly in numerical and graphical forms
relate population distributions (such as the Normal and Binomial distributions), and sampling distributions to real-life problems
design a simple experiment (allowing for and controlling variability)
calculate confidence intervals and perform hypothesis tests for population means and proportions for one or two populations via z and t-tests
carry out one- and two-way analyses of variance
determine the relationships between two or more variables, via correlation and regression analysis)
draw conclusions from statistical analyses and present these conclusions in clear non-technical language

Delivery Mode

Distance

Topics

Describing Data
Population Distributions
Random variables, expectations, assessing normality
Sampling, experimental design
Sampling Distributions
Confidence intervals
Hypothesis tests
Comparing two populations
Comparing several populations: one-way ANOVA
Comparing several populations: two-way ANOVA
Correlation and regression
Inference for regression
Project work

Assessment

Project 50%
Assignment #1 20%
Assignment #2 30%

Course Texts

Prescribed Texts:
Moore DS, Notz WI and Fligner MA, 2013, The Basic Practice of Statistics, 6th edition, Freeman, ISBN 978-1-4641-0254-7.

Recommended Texts:
Nil

Prescribed Software:

The course is based on the Minitab Statistical Software which is used for data exploration and presentation and the analysis of data from simple experimental and observational studies. You can purchase the full version of Minitab (version 16) and download it on-line through e-academy. (You’ll need to provide proof of your academic status, eg. your student email address). Cost: rental for 2013 calendar year is approx. $30; perpetual purchase is approx. $100. To purchase simply go to
http://www.e-academy.com/minitab
Note: Minitab runs on Microsoft Windows.

Resources

All students will have access to the Course Manual, Course Notes, additional teaching material used in the on-campus classes, as well as Tutorial Sheets and Solutions via Moodle (the Online Learning Site) at http://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au.
You are expected to utilise a library, ADFA bookshop, community sources and online sources to obtain additional resources.
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Study Levels

Undergraduate Study Postgraudate Study Postgraduate Research Study Non-Award Study

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