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STAT1250 – Business Statistics

2022 – Session 1, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Ayse Bilgin
ayse.bilgin@mq.edu.au
Huan Lin
huan.lin@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
Data is the foundation of sound business decisions. In this unit you will learn the fundamentals of analysing, solving and communicating business problems using quantitative information. The unit will cover the statistical concepts that provide a foundation for the study of and professional practice in business and economics. The focus will be on tools and approaches that are used every day in business. Problems and examples will be drawn from current real-world experience.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: organise and summarise data graphically and numerically
  • ULO2: use appropriate techniques to analyse data
  • ULO3: use Excel to manipulate and analyse data
  • ULO4: draw conclusions from the results of data analysis
  • ULO5: apply statistical techniques to problems arising from diverse fields of research including examples on sustainability
  • ULO6: demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in your learning process

General Assessment Information

General Assessment Information

You need to have the latest version of Excel with the Data Analysis add-on enabled for the assessment tasks (see iLearn for information on how to access Excel for free from the university).

Participation Hurdle: You need to pass participation hurdle (see SGTA and Practicals) to be able to pass this unit.

Hurdle Quizzes: There are 5 (five) Hurdle Quizzes. If you fail any of the Hurdle Quizzes your highest possible mark for this unit will be 49 with a grade of Fail Hurdle (FH). You need to pass all five Hurdle Quizzes to be able to pass this unit. 

Class Tests and Final Exam: You require Excel with the Data Analysis add-on to enable completion of these assessments. You will not be able to answer questions for these assessment tasks without it.

See the schedule in iLearn for detailed of assessment dates and additional information. 

ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION DEADLINES AND LATE SUBMISSIONS:  Hurdle quizzes and Class tests must be undertaken at the time indicated in the unit guide (See iLearn for individual due dates). Should these activities be missed due to illness or misadventure, students may apply for Special Consideration.

Assessments not submitted by the due date will receive a mark of zero unless late submissions are specifically allowed as indicated in the unit guide or on iLearn.

If late submissions are permitted as indicated in the unit guide or on iLearn a consistent penalty will be applied for late submissions as follows: 

A 12-hour grace period will be given after which the following deductions will be applied to the awarded assessment mark: 12 to 24 hours late = 10% deduction; for each day thereafter, an additional 10% per day or part thereof will be applied until five days beyond the due date. After this time, a mark of zero (0) will be given.

For example, an assessment worth 20% is due 5 pm on 1 January. Student A submits the assessment at 1 pm, 3 January. The assessment received a mark of 15/20. A 20% deduction is then applied to the mark of 15, resulting in the loss of three (3) marks. Student A is then awarded a final mark of 12/20.

 

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Practical Participation 0% Yes Weekly - from 2 to 13
SGTA Participation 0% Yes Weekly - from 2 to 13
Hurdle Quizzes 10% Yes 5 of them, See iLearn for individual due dates
Class Test 1 15% No Week 7
Class Test 2 25% No Week 11
Final Exam 50% No During University Examination Period

Practical Participation

Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 0 hours
Due: Weekly - from 2 to 13
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)

 

Students must attend and participate in at least 10 of the weekly practical classes to pass this unit. This is a hurdle requirement. They must attend the class that they are registered into.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • organise and summarise data graphically and numerically
  • use appropriate techniques to analyse data
  • use Excel to manipulate and analyse data
  • apply statistical techniques to problems arising from diverse fields of research including examples on sustainability

SGTA Participation

Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 0 hours
Due: Weekly - from 2 to 13
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)

 

Students must attend and participate in at least 10 of the weekly SGTA classes to pass this unit. This is a hurdle requirement. They must attend the class that they are registered into.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • organise and summarise data graphically and numerically
  • use appropriate techniques to analyse data
  • draw conclusions from the results of data analysis
  • apply statistical techniques to problems arising from diverse fields of research including examples on sustainability

Hurdle Quizzes

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: 5 of them, See iLearn for individual due dates
Weighting: 10%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)

 

The Hurdle Quizzes are online quizzes that will be made available on iLearn.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • use appropriate techniques to analyse data
  • use Excel to manipulate and analyse data
  • draw conclusions from the results of data analysis
  • apply statistical techniques to problems arising from diverse fields of research including examples on sustainability
  • demonstrate foundational learning skills including active engagement in your learning process

Class Test 1

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 3 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 15%

 

Class Test 1 will be held in the first half of the session.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • organise and summarise data graphically and numerically
  • use appropriate techniques to analyse data
  • use Excel to manipulate and analyse data
  • draw conclusions from the results of data analysis

Class Test 2

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 3 hours
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 25%

 

Class Test 2 will be held in the second half of the session.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • organise and summarise data graphically and numerically
  • use appropriate techniques to analyse data
  • use Excel to manipulate and analyse data
  • draw conclusions from the results of data analysis

Final Exam

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 21 hours
Due: During University Examination Period
Weighting: 50%

 

Formal invigilated examination testing the learning outcomes of the unit. 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.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • organise and summarise data graphically and numerically
  • use appropriate techniques to analyse data
  • use Excel to manipulate and analyse data
  • draw conclusions from the results of data analysis
  • apply statistical techniques to problems arising from diverse fields of research including examples on sustainability

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

You are expected to study each week at least 10 hours to achieve best learning outcomes.  Lecture notes, SGTA worksheets and Practical worksheets will be available to download within iLearn. Recommended text books will be listed in iLearn, you only need one of the recommended text books.

Technology Used and Required: All course material is delivered through iLearn (which is a version of Moodle). The link may be found at http://ilearn.mq.edu.au

Unit Schedule

Week Lecture Topic Assessment Due
1 Introduction to statistics  
2 Summarising and displaying data  
3 Summarising and displaying data (continued) Hurdle Quiz 1
4 Introduction to distributions: the normal distribution Hurdle Quiz 2
5 Sampling distributions and confidence intervals for proportions  
6 Sampling distributions and confidence intervals for means Hurdle Quiz 3  
7 One sample hypothesis tests for a population mean Class Test 1
        Semester Break (not holiday)  
8 Hypothesis tests for comparing population means  
9 Simple linear regression (Part 1)  
10 Simple linear regression (Part 2) Hurdle Quiz 4 
11 Hypothesis tests for population proportions: z-test of a proportion and chi-squared goodness-of fit test Class Test 2
12 Chi-squared test of independence Hurdle Quiz 5
13 Revision  

 

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Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct

Results

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Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

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Changes from Previous Offering

Schedule of the unit revised.

Changes since First Published

Date Description
07/02/2022 Schedule of the unit is revised.

Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook