STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods
First Year Course
| Offered By | School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Appl Stats |
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| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Statistics |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2011, Second Semester, 2011, First Semester, 2012, and Second Semester, 2012 |
| 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 |
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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 |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.
