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STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods

First Year Course

Offered By School of Finance and Applied Statistics
Academic Career Undergraduate
Course Subject Statistics
Offered in Summer Session, 2009, First Semester, 2009, Second Semester, 2009, First Semester, 2010, and Second Semester, 2010
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

Quantitative Research Methods provides basic training in the gathering, description and analysis of quantitative information in the social, business, management and financial sciences.

This is a course in basic research methods including discussions of: data gathering issues and techniques; sources of data and potential biases; graphical and numerical data description techniques including simple linear regression and basic time series; sampling behaviour of averages and the Central Limit Theorem; point and interval estimation procedures; concepts in hypothesis testing for comparing two populations, simple and multiple linear regression; p-values and significance levels.

Learning Outcomes  On completion of this course students should understand and be able to apply the processes and applications outlined in the course description.
Indicative Assessment
  • Quizzes (Best 10 of 12) - 10%
  • Assignment 1 - 15%
  • Assignment 2 - 15%
  • Final Examination - 60%
Workload

Three lectures and one tutorial per week plus private study time.

Areas of Interest Statistics
Incompatibility

Incompatible with STAT1007 QMBE and STAT1003 Statistical Techniques.

 

Prescribed Texts See Course Website:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT1008
Preliminary Reading

See Course Website:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT1008

 

Indicative Reading List See Course Website:  http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT1008
Majors/Specialisations Population Studies
Other Information

For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT1008

Science Group A
Academic Contact See: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT1008

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