Course Syllabus Jump to Today Schedule Welcome to STA10003 Foundations of Statistics Duration One teaching period Contact hours Recommended 10-12 hours of study per week Pre-requisites None Credit points 12.5 Aim This unit of study enables students to develop the capacity to undertake independent statistical investigations, including the assumptions and limitations of their application. The unit will provide practical skills to allow students to meaningfully interpret the results of various hypothesis tests, as well as to understand probability distributions and sampling methods commonly applied when collecting data. Unit learning outcomes (ULOs) Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to: 1. specify the objectives of an investigation in statistical terms 2. identify the level of measurement of a variable, appropriate sampling methods, and research design of a study 3. produce appropriate descriptions and visualisations of data distributions 4. estimate population parameters (proportions, means) using appropriate statistics and confidence intervals 5. select and conduct appropriate hypothesis tests for different population parameters (proportions, single sample means, difference of means for matched and independent samples) 6. describe the relationships between variables (correlations, crosstabs, relative risk and odds ratios) and test the significance of these relationships 7. interpret the outcomes of data analysis to write a concise report on findings.
Graduate attributes This unit may contribute to the development of the following Swinburne Graduate Attributes: · analysis · problemfisolving · communications · ability to tackle unfamiliar problems · ability to work independently. Set text Throughout this unit, the eText we use each week is: Gravetter, F. J., & Wallnau, L. B. (2017). Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (10th ed.). Cengage Learning. The electronic version of this text has been made available at no expense to you. You can use the links provided each week to access MindTap, which contains the interactive chapter readings and extra learning resources. SPSS To complete this unit, you will need to purchase the SPSS statistical analysis program. This will be required to complete activities and assignments from Week 1 of the teaching period. The current version is SPSS Statistics Base Grad Pack Version 28 (Links to an external site.). If you are currently running an older version of SPSS, this will still be compatible with all unit learning materials, however when it comes time to renew your SPSS licence, please upgrade to the latest version. Visit SPSS Grad Packs for Students by IBM (Links to an external site.) and select SPSS Grad Pack V28 or V27 is available at the bottom of the page for less cost. Hearne Software (Links to an external site.) is our preferred supplier and offers Swinburne Online students a 10% discount. Use code SWIN10 at checkout. For further information on purchasing and installation, see the Textbooks, software and library (Links to an external site.) page in the Student Hub. Unit improvements Swinburne Online strives to continuously improve our units in order to provide a highfiquality student experience. Please provide feedback via the Student Feedback Survey and our online teaching staff to help us