Pre-requisites

MT580 Statistics for Decision Making

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Calculate probability where conditions are dependent, independent and mutually exclusive.

• Explain hypothesis testing

• Apply statistical tests, including the T-Test and P-Test

• Undertake a statistical data investigation including identifying variables and measures and proposing a method of data collection that will answer the question posed

• Calculate linear regression on data sets

Unit Description

This unit builds on the material from MT5XX Statistics for Decision making by looking at further uses of statistics to determine whether hypothesises can be verified using relevant distributions or whether conclusions drawn from data analysis are valid.

Topics

• Probability
• Dependent, Independent and Mutually Exclusive probabilities
• Hypothesis Testing
• T-Test and P-Test
• Statistical Data Analysis
• Linear regression

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Unit offerings

Face to face: (Every Year, Semester 2)

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.