The aim of this module is to provide a basic foundation of statistical knowledge to enable the student to present data in a clear and concise form, to give students the ability to analyse data and to draw conclusions from them. Also, to enable them to use resources such as electronic calculators, and spreadsheets
Data presentation
Organize and visualize categorical variables.Organize and visualize numerical variablesSummarize a mix of variables.
Numerical Data Analysis
Ordered array Frequency distributions Cumulative distributions Steam and Leaf
Measures of Central Tendency
Mean Median Mode
Measures of Dispersion & variance
Range Variance Standard deviationEmpirical ruleZ-scoreChebychev’s Theorem
Foundation of Probability and counting
Basic Concepts of Probability and CountingConditional Probability and the Multiplication Rule
Sampling
Different sampling methods Random, Stratified Clusterrd Convenience
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 60 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 40 |