The Hurdle Tests are online quizzes that will be made available on iLearn at least two weeks prior to the due dates (Fridays at midnight in the relevant weeks). Students are allowed an unlimited number of attempts at each test until the deadline. The pass mark is indicated on each hurdle test. Inability to pass a test without help indicates that students should visit the lecturer in their consultation hours. The highest score obtained will count towards the final grade. Each time a student attempts a test a new version of it will be generated. The quizzes are designed to give students an opportunity to practice theoretical, mechanical and interpretational aspects of statistics. Hurdle 1 helps students understand if they have the background mathematics needed for STAT150. It is worth 0%, but students still need to pass it to access the following hurdles. Hurdle 2 is worth 2% and hurdle 3, 4 are worth 4% each. Extensions will only be granted for cases in which an application for disruption to studies has been approved. 

The Class Test will be held in a students' practical class in week 8. The class test must be taken in the practical class that a student is registered in. Students must bring their student ID. Failure to supply ID will mean exclusion from the test. A standard calculator may be taken into the class test (mobile phones and other devices with calculator apps are not permitted). No other material (apart from writing equipment) will be permitted in the class test. A supplementary class test will be given for students with an approved disruption to studies application.

The Assignment provides students with an opportunity to develop and to apply sound statistical practice as part of a group. It reinforces the concepts covered in lectures and the skills learned from the practical material. This assignment requires students to use Excel to analyse data using appropriate techniques. The assignment must be submitted in the form of a statistical report. Each group member will take charge of a particular aspect of the report. The assignment will be made available on iLearn at least two weeks prior to the due date. Submission must be via the iLearn turnitin link only and more details will be given in the assignment. Penalties apply for late submissions and failure of a student to contribute to the group report will result in no marks being awarded to that student. Extensions will only be granted for cases in which an application for disruption to studies has been approved.

The Final Examination will be a three hour written exam (plus ten minutes reading time) and will be held during the examination period which runs from November 9 to 27, 2015. A page of formulae and relevant Excel output will be included in the final examination. Students will be permitted to take one A4 sheet (any colour), handwritten on both sides (using pens and/or pencils) into the final examination. This sheet must be submitted with your final exam paper at the conclusion of the exam. A standard calculator may also be taken into the final examination (mobile phones and other devices with calculator apps are not permitted in the exam). See the week 13 iLearn important information for more details on preparing for the final exam. 

The University Examination timetable will be available in draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of the examinations and in final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of the examinations at:http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/

Students are advised that it is Macquarie University policy not to set early examinations for individuals or groups of students. All students are expected to ensure that they are available until the end of the teaching semester, i.e. the final day of the official examination period.

The only excuse for not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these special circumstances you may apply for Disruption to Studies via ask.mq.edu.au. A supplementary examination will only be granted if the student has been found to have had a significant disruption to studies. If a supplementary examination is granted as a result of the disruption to studies process, the examination will be scheduled approximately two weeks after the conclusion of the official examination period.

Note that there is a University policy regarding requests for special consideration for examinations and the granting of supplementary examinations, which can be found at: http://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/disruption_to_studies/.

Students can submit disruption to studies request(s) through the following link: https://ask.mq.edu.au/

Grading in this Unit

The final Standardised Numerical Grade (SNG) in Stat150 will be based on students’ work during the semester and in the Final Examination. The determination of the final SNG will be based on performance of individual assessment tasks against criteria and standards as detailed in the Grading Policy (see http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html). Final grades will be awarded on the basis of students’ overall performance and the extent to which they demonstrate fulfillment of the learning outcomes listed for this unit. Students must pass the Final Exam to pass the unit.