Unit

School Of Computing And Mathematics

Applied StatisticsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 200033.3

Discipline: MATHEMATICS

Student Contribution Band: NP

Level: 2

Credit Points: 10

Prerequisite
200032 Statistics for Business OR 200192 Statistics for Science OR 200263 Biometry OR 200052 Introduction to Economic Methods OR 300700 Statistical Decision Making

About this Unit
The unit builds on the basic statistical concepts introduced in first year, and also prepares students for broader application of statistics for those majoring in science or business. Topics include some common probability distributions; revision of hypothesis testing; analysis of categorical data; analysis of variance; simple and multiple linear regression analysis and correlation; some nonparametric methods; and fundamentals of time-series analysis.