School Of Computing And MathematicsSurveys and Multivariate AnalysisWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 200039.1
Discipline: STATISTICS
Student Contribution Band: NP
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
200192 - Statistics for Business, 200032 - Statistics for Science
Equivalent Units
J3693 - Sample Survey Techniques, J3692 - Regression and Multivariate Analysis
About this Unit
In the first half of this unit students gain an appreciation of survey methodology, including questionnaire design, as well the application of sampling techniques. These include simple random sampling, stratification, supplementary information and cluster sampling. The second half of the unit covers the principal methods of multivariate data analysis, principal components, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, and cluster analysis.