Science, Engineering and Technology

KMA253

2012  KMA253  Data Handling and Statistics 2

Unit Level: Intermediate

Available as a Student Elective: Yes

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OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter KMA253 H Key Semester Dates Semester Campus Attendance Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 2 H On Campus 16-JUL-2012 10-AUG-2012 03-SEP-2012 20-OCT-2012 *The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information). This unit can be taken in other courses About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION

Extension of the themes introduced in KMA153 by examination of problems involving several treatments or several explanatory variables. The unit covers properties of designs and tests; regression; multiple comparisons and analysis of variance; and an introduction to principles of statistical modelling. Students are expected to use and interpret the output of a contemporary statistical package, appreciate some problems of real data from observational studies and carry out analyses and write reports directed towards the concerns of a given experiment or study.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT: assignments and class tests

TEACHING PATTERN: 2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorial, 2x1-hr lab sessions weekly

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Web supported - H
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
   Resource supported teaching & learning - H
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options

REQUISITE INFO

Prereq

KMA153 or KMA154 or KMA184

TEXTS
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2012

STAFF: Dr D FitzGerald

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