Numerical Methods and Statistics - MATH2089
Faculty: Faculty of Science
School: School of Mathematics and Statistics
Course Outline: http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Kensington Campus
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 6
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: MATH1231 or MATH1241 or MATH1251. Exclusions: CVEN2002, CVEN2025, CVEN2702,ECON3209, MATH2049, MATH2829, MATH2839, MATH2899, and MINE2700
Excluded: BEES2041, BIOS2041, MATH2099, MATH2801, MATH2841, MATH2859, MATH2901
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Statistics: Exploratory data analysis. Probability and distribution theory including binomial, Poisson and normal. Large sample theory including the Central Limit Theorem. Statistical inference including estimation, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. One-sample and two-sample tests. Linear regression. Analysis of variance. Design and analysis of experiments. Applications will be drawn from mechanical, mining, photovoltaic and chemical engineering and surveying. Matlab will be used in this course.