| Offered By: |
School of Finance and Applied Statistics |
| Academic Career: |
Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject: |
Statistics |
| Offered in: |
First Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value: |
6 units |
| Course Description: |
This course is designed for senior undergraduate and research students who need to design experiments and carry out statistical analysis of their data. Emphasis will be placed on the development of statistical concepts and statistical computing skills, rather than mathematical details. The content will be motivated by problem-solving in many diverse areas of application. The topics covered will include summarizing data by graphs and tables, the design and analysis of experiments, regression modeling with emphasis on model formulation, understanding the implications of model assumptions, diagnostic methods for model checking and interpretation, the analysis of binary and ordinal data and log-linear models for contingency tables. |
| Learning Outcomes: |
Development of statistical concepts and statistical computing skills outlined in the course description for use in quantitative and data-based problem-solving in many diverse areas of application. |
| Indicative Assessment: |
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| Workload: |
10 hours / week |
| Course Classification(s): |
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| Areas of Interest: |
Statistics |
| Eligibility: |
At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree with at least two years of university level statistical and mathematical study including calculus and linear algebra, as well as mathematical statistics and linear regression theory. |
| Incompatibility: |
with STAT8001 Applied Statistics |
| Prescribed Texts: |
See Course Outline: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/outline/STAT3008.pdf |
| Preliminary Reading: |
See Course Outline: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/outline/STAT3008.pdf |
| Indicative Reading List: |
See Course Outline: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/outline/STAT3008.pdf |
| Programs: |
Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics, Graduate Certificate in Business Statistics, and Master of Applied Statistics |
| Other Information: |
For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT7001 |
| Academic Contact: |
See http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT7001 |
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