Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Maurizio Manuguerra
Contact via 9850 7838
12 Wally's Walk Office 603
See iLearn for consultation hours
Maurizio Manuguerra
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MAppStat or GradCertAppStat or GradDipAppStat or MBiotech or MRadiopharmSc or MSc or MDataSc or MLabQAMgt or GradDipLabQAMgt or GradCertLabQAMg or MScInnovation
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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 unit provides a broad introduction to statistical concepts and data analysis techniques, providing basic statistical knowledge. The unit is concerned with the development of an understanding of statistical practice and is illustrated by a study of those techniques most commonly used in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. The aim of statistical practice is to make the scientific research process efficient; for this reason statistics is used in disciplines ranging from accountancy to zoology. Topics covered in this unit include: data collection methods; data quality; data summarisation; and statistical models like the normal distribution, followed by sampling distributions and statistical inferences about means, proportions and quantiles. Also studied are methods of analysis relating to comparisons, counted data and relationships, including regression and correlation. Statistical computer packages are used for handling and analysing data along with word processing for reporting the results. However, no prior computing knowledge is assumed.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
LATE SUBMISSION: All 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 assessment 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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iLearn Quiz | 10% | No | Week 4 |
Mid-semester Exam | 20% | No | Week 7 |
Statistical Report | 20% | No | Week 12 |
Final Examination | 50% | No | University Examination Period |
Due: Week 4
Weighting: 10%
An online quiz will be held and more details on the scope of the quiz and precise release schedule will be on iLearn. It is your responsibility to find an appropriate location with a reliable internet connection where you can complete the exam. It is advisable to plan this in advance.
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%
The mid-semester exam is an online exam and will be made available on iLearn in week 7. From the time students start the exam, they will have 45 minutes to complete the exam online.
It is the student's responsibility to find a appropriate location with a reliable internet connection where they can complete the exam. It is advisable to plan in advance.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 20%
Students will be required to conduct statistical data analysis identifying and applying appropriate methods and techniques, interpret statistical results and summarise the results in a report. This report requires students to use Minitab to analyse data using appropriate techniques.
The statistical report will assess:
The requirements for the report will be made available on iLearn one week prior to the due date. To complete this report, students will need to have worked through all of the practical material and have become proficient at using Minitab which is a statistical package, to carry out a statistical analysis. Students will also need to be able to write up their analysis and the results of this analysis in the report format which will be outlined in iLearn when the report is posted.
Submission must be via the iLearn turnitin link only and details will be given in the requirements for the report.
Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 50%
The Final Examination will be a two hour written exam (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) into the final examination. This sheet must be submitted with your final exam paper at the conclusion of the exam. A statistics calculator may also be taken into the final examination. See the week 13 iLearn important information for more details on preparing for the final exam.
The last day to withdraw from this unit without financial or academic penalty is August 22. The last date to withdraw from this unit without academic penalty is September 28.
STAT670 will be delivered remotely, and no classes are scheduled.
Students will be given the opportunity to watch STAT170-INT lecture recordings on iLearn and may sit in on STAT170 lectures if they wish (please see timetable for locations and times).
Please note: there are no small group teaching activities (SGTA) or practical classes for STAT670, but students are expected to work trough the material used in STAT170 classes and may sit in on STAT170 SGTA and/or practical classes if they wish. Please email the unit convenor to make arrangements.
The supported statistical software for this unit is Minitab. Students will be given guidance on how to use this software and be expected to conduct their analyses using Minitab for the in-session assessments. Students should also note that the examination will involve data analysis that contains Minitab output that students need to interpret to answer the exam questions.
For help with STAT670 related administrative matters students should email the convenor.
Recommended textbook used in this unit:
Other recommended reading:
iLearn, (which is a version of Moodle) is used for delivery of STAT670 course material and can be accessed at: http://ilearn.mq.edu.au
WEEK | LECTURE TOPIC | IN-CLASS ASSESSMENT |
1 2 |
Introduction to statistics, Graphing data Numerical summaries |
Online Quiz [10 marks]
Mid-semester exam [20 marks]
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3 4 5 |
The Normal distribution Distribution of means and proportions Confidence intervals |
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6 | More on populations and samples. Review of Modules 1, 2 | |
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One sample hypothesis test for a population mean 2 wks break Hypothesis tests for comparing population means |
Statistical report [20 marks]
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9 10 |
Simple linear regression (Part 1) Simple linear regression (Part 2) |
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11 12 |
Hypothesis tests for a population proportion: z-test and chi-squared goodness-of fit Chi-squared test of independence |
SGTA and practical activities by week:
WEEK | LECTURE | SGTA MATERIAL TO BE COVERED | PRACTICAL MATERIAL TO BE COVERED |
1 | L1 | T1: Intro | P1: Intro |
2 | L2 | T2: on L1 | P2: on L1 |
3 | L3 | T3: on L2 | P3: on L2 |
4 | L4 | T4: on L3 | P4: on L3 |
5 | L5 | T5: on L4 | P5: on L4 |
6 | L6 | T6: on L5 | P6: on L5 |
7 | L7 | T7: on L6 | - |
8 | L8 | T8: on L7 | P8: on L7 |
9 | L9 | T9: on L8 | P9: on L8 |
10 | L10 | T10: on L9 | P10: on L9 |
11 | L11 | T11: on L10 | P11: on L10 |
12 | L12 | T12: on L11 | P12: on L11 |
13 | L13 | T13: on L12 | P13: on L12 |
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
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