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STAT8125 – Statistics Project
2020 – Session 2, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
Notice
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff | Unit convenor and teaching staff |
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MAppStat and (40cp in BCA or STAT units at 8000 level)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
(STAT806 or STAT810 or STAT8310 or STAT6110) and (STAT811 or STAT8111) and (STAT821 or STAT8121) and (STAT878 or STAT8178)
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit comprises a project which either reviews or develops an area of methodology or which discusses the use of statistical methods in a particular subject area.
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Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: apply appropriate statistical models/methods in planning and carrying out a significant statistical analysis project.
- ULO2: demonstrate a deep understanding of statistical theory and methods.
- ULO3: use modern statistical software packages in data analysis.
- ULO4: communicate methods used and results obtained in a clear and concise manner suitable for a non-statistical audience.
- ULO5: demonstrate the ability to undertake a statistics project independently.
General Assessment Information
It is unacceptable to not be in contact with the Unit Convenor (see Delivery and Resources) and then submit a project. If this happens a mark of 0 will be awarded.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Report | 100% | No | Week 13 |
Project Report
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 98 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 100%
Perform an analysis of a data set/simulation study and write a substantial report. Where appropriate a literature review should also be included.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- apply appropriate statistical models/methods in planning and carrying out a significant statistical analysis project.
- demonstrate a deep understanding of statistical theory and methods.
- use modern statistical software packages in data analysis.
- communicate methods used and results obtained in a clear and concise manner suitable for a non-statistical audience.
- demonstrate the ability to undertake a statistics project independently.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
In Week 1 a project will be provided by the Unit Convenor. Please note that the Fully online/virtual offering of this unit is different.
Every student enrolled in this offering of the unit should meet with the Unit Convenor at the same designated time each week. Attendance will be recorded.
Each student should submit the items listed in the Unit Schedule to the Unit Convenor to get feedback before the final submission of the project. In the weekly meeting the Unit Convenor will give individual and general feedback on the items. There will be no written feedback.
Unit Schedule
Each student should submit the following deliverables to the Unit Convenor. In the weekly meeting the Unit Convenor will give individual and general feedback. There will be no written feedback.
| Week | Deliverable |
| 4 | Submit data summaries and preliminary analysis on iLearn. |
| 5 | Submit initial writeup of results on iLearn. |
| 8 | Submit writeup of introduction, methods and results section on iLearn. |
| 11 | Submit first draft of completed report on iLearn. |
| 12 | Submit second draft of report on iLearn. |
In the other weeks the weekly meeting will discuss the following topics.
| Week | Topic |
| 1 | Project data set |
| 2 | Data cleaning |
| 3 | Initial analysis |
| 6 | Additional analyses? Complete before Week 7. |
| 7 | How to write up the results section. Report writing in general. |
| 9 | Additional work that needs to be completed. |
| 13 | Last minute questions. |
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