Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor / Lecturer
Karol Binkowski
Contact via Email
12 Wally's Walk 614
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Lecturer
Virginia de Mandelburger
Contact via Email
TBA
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Maria Benitez de Mandelburger
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This is a general education unit and recommended for students in all fields of study. There is no assumed knowledge. It is particularly useful for those seeking a better understanding of statistics, using attractive and relevant ideas from areas of popular interest. The unit includes analysis of popular gambling games; the chance of success is calculated along with the testing of various strategies for winning. Statistics also plays an important role in the development of sporting strategies and certain national sports are examined. The use of statistics in the important field of medical science is covered. Ethical aspects of gambling, sport and medicine are discussed.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
HURDLES: Participation in Practicals is compulsory. Participation will be assessed by observation of students' work during classes or through submission of lab work completed during the class. Participation and reasonable engagement in the class activities in at least 10 out of 12 of the Practicals are requirements to pass the unit. This is a hurdle requirement.
Your final grade is determined by adding the marks obtained for your examinations and assignments. Students should aim to get at least 60% for the course work in order to be reasonably confident of passing the unit.
ATTENDANCE and PARTICIPATION: Please contact the unit convenor as soon as possible if you have difficulty attending and participating in any classes. There may be alternatives available to make up the work. If there are circumstances, such as documented illness or unavoidable disruption, that mean you miss a class you must apply for a Special Consideration.
ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION: Assignment submission will be online through the iLearn page.
Submit assignments online via the appropriate assignment link on the iLearn page. A personalised cover sheet is not required with online submissions. Read the submission statement carefully before accepting it as there are substantial penalties for making a false declaration.
• Assignment submission is via iLearn. You should upload this as a single scanned PDF file.
• Please note the quick guide on how to upload your assignments provided on the iLearn page.
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• It is your responsibility to make sure your assignment submission is legible.
• If there are technical obstructions to your submitting online, please email us to let us know.
You may submit as often as required prior to the due date/time. Please note that each submission will completely replace any previous submissions. It is in your interests to make frequent submissions of your partially completed work as insurance against technical or other problems near the submission deadline.
LATE SUBMISSION OF WORK: All assignments or assessments must be submitted by the official due date and time. No marks will be given to late work unless an extension has been granted following a successful application for Special Consideration. Please contact the unit convenor for advice as soon as you become aware that you may have difficulty meeting any of the assignment deadlines. It is in your interests to make frequent submissions of your partially completed work. Note that later submissions completely replace any earlier submission, and so only the final submission made before the due date will be marked.
FINAL EXAM POLICY: examinations for individuals or groups of students. All students are expected to ensure that they are available until the end of the teaching semester, that is, 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 special consideration via ask.mq.edu.au.
SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS:
IMPORTANT: If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled in the interval between the regular exam period and the start of the next session. If you apply for special consideration, you must give the supplementary examination priority over any other pre-existing commitments, as such commitments will not usually be considered an acceptable basis for a second application for special consideration. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. You can check the supplementary exam information page on FSE101 in iLearn (https://bit.ly/FSESupp) for dates, and approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Practical Participation | 0% | Yes | Weekly |
Assignment 1 | 20% | No | Wednesday Week 6 by 5pm |
Assignment 2 | 30% | No | Wednesday Week 11 by 5pm |
Final Examination | 50% | No | Formal Examination period |
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
You must attend and participate in at least 10 of the 12 weekly practical classes from week 2 to pass this unit. This is a hurdle requirement. You must attend the class in which you have been enrolled. Participation will be assessed by the demonstrator who will check that lab work is completed in class each week.
Due: Wednesday Week 6 by 5pm
Weighting: 20%
Assignment 1 will be available on iLearn. Assignments must be submitted online through Turnitin. A link will be available for submission on iLearn.
Due: Wednesday Week 11 by 5pm
Weighting: 30%
Assignment 2 will be available on iLearn. Assignments must be submitted online through Turnitin. A link will be available for submission on iLearn.
Due: Formal Examination period
Weighting: 50%
The Final Examination will be a two hour written examination (plus ten minutes reading time) and will be held during the examination period. Students will be permitted to take one A4 sheet (any colour), handwritten on both sides (using pens and/or pencils and highlighters) into the final examination. This sheet may contain any information deemed useful to the student and must be submitted with the 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 for use in the exam).
Classes
Students are required to attend one 2 hour lecture and one 1 hour practical class each week.
Lectures will start in week 1 and be held on Tuesdays from 3pm to 5pm.
Practicals will start in week 2. Students must attend the class in which they are registered.
The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/.
Teaching and Learning Strategy
Students should attend all lectures and practicals - STAT175 is an internal unit. New material will be presented in each lecture. Lecture notes will be provided on iLearn and should be printed off and brought to classes each week so that students can work through exercises in class. Practical classes will consist of problem solving and data analysis using Microsoft Excel and Minitab18.
Required Text
The eText: Taking Your Chances in Gambling, Sport and Medicine by Kj Byun and Peter Petocz (2013) will be available to purchase on iLearn. Lecture and practical notes are based on this eText.
Recommended texts that may be helpful
Technology Used and Required
The iLearn site for STAT175 and can be accessed at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/. Students should check the site regularly to find the latest announcements, lecture handouts, practical worksheets and assignments.
Students must use Macquarie University student e-mail accounts for contacting staff. E-mails from hotmail, yahoo and similar accounts may be blocked and will not be answered. Students should check Macquarie University student e-mail accounts regularly.
Students will use both Excel and Minitab18 in practical classes. Both of these packages are available in the computer lab. Minitab18 can be downloaded to students' home computers through the student portal.
Date |
Wk |
eText Reference |
Topic |
Labs/Assignments Due |
30 Jul |
1 |
Lotto & Lotteries |
Introduction
Counting techniques |
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6 Aug |
2 |
Keno |
Describing gambling games
Random variables |
Lotto and combinations (Excel) |
13 Aug |
3 |
Sport and the Binomial Distribution |
Binomial distribution
Olympic records |
Random variables and Keno (Excel) |
20 Aug |
4 |
Sports Performance and the Normal Distribution |
Normal distribution
Z-scores and comparisons |
World Cup Hockey (Excel)
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27 Aug |
5 |
Health Surveys |
Data types & summaries
Comparing means |
Normal probabilities (Excel) |
3 Sep |
6 |
Medical Studies |
Types of studies
Odds ratios |
(Assignment 1 due Wed) Pulse rates (Minitab)
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10 Sep |
7 |
Roulette |
House margin
Chances of being ahead |
Births and Diabetes (Minitab) |
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Mid-semester break |
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1 Oct |
8 |
Sport and the Poisson Distribution |
Poisson distribution
Chi-square goodness of fit test |
Assignment 1 solution discussion |
8 Oct |
9 |
Testing Independence in Medical Studies |
Cross tabulations
Chi-square test of independence |
Roulette (Excel)
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15 Oct |
10 |
Sports Betting |
Odds and prices
Bookmaking |
Soccer goals (Excel) |
22 Oct |
11 |
Diagnostic Tests in Medicine |
Diagnostic testing
Conditional probabilites |
(Assignment 2 due Wed) Surfing and health (Minitab) |
29 Oct |
12 |
Forensic Statistics |
Forensic Statistics |
Sports betting (Excel) |
5 Nov |
13 |
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Revision (self study) |
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