Statistical Practice 1
Duration
- One Semester or equivelent
Contact hours
- 36 Hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2022 teaching periods
Hawthorn HOL Study Period 3 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Corequisites
Nil
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Effectively display information in datasets graphically.
2. Select an appropriate descriptive or inferential statistical technique based on the researcher’s hypothesis, the level of measurement of the variables and testing of the appropriate assumptions to analyse the data.
3. Select appropriate IBM SPSS Statistics procedures, Java applets on the web and mathematical calculations, to obtain basic statistical test results, including confidence intervals and effect size statistics.
4. Explain the foundations of statistical inference, in particular the role of sampling distributions and the use of the normal distribution as a density curve.
5. Recognize when more advanced techniques are needed.
6. Write interpretive summary reports for both descriptive and inferential statistical analysis.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit involves up to 150 hours of work including:
Hawthorn On Campus
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Lectures/Laboratory work Note: This will be allocated in a computer lab with Echo facility (EN409/ATC325/BA513) | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Online Contact Blackboard Collaborate
| 1 | 12 | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities Discussion boards, viewing lecture recording, readings, quizzes & assessments | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Unspecified Learning Activities independent study, assignment preparation, revision | Recommended |
| 90 |
TOTAL |
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| 150 hours/12.5cp |
Hawthorn Online & OUA
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
Online Contact Blackboard Collaborate
| 1 | 12 | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities Discussion boards, watching lecture recording, readings, quizzes & assessments | 3 | 12 | 36 |
Unspecified Learning Activities independent study, assignment preparation, revision | Recommended |
| 102 |
TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Examination | Individual | 50% | 2,3,4,5, 6 |
Online Quizzes (x10) | Individual | 10% | 2,4,5 |
Assignments (x2) | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3,6 |
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
• Displaying and summarising categorical and metric data
• Describing the relationship between variables
• Correlation and causation
• Normal Distribution
• Sampling Distributions
• Confidence Intervals
• Hypothesis testing
• Statistical Inference for the mean
• t-tests for one sample, paired and independent data.
• Statistical Inference for the population coefficient.
• The chi-square test of independence
• Choosing the correct statistical test
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials will be made available in the Unit Outline.