STAT20028
Statistics for Analytical
Decisions
Course, Class and Study Information
Study Material
• Textbook
– Levine et al., 2005, Statistics for
Managers, 5th edn, Pearson Prentice Hall
– Optional solutions manual for same
• Study Guide (Term 1, 2008 edition)
• Software – Excel & PHStat2 (included with
the text)
• Calculator (see course profile for details
on what is required)
• Course website (and optional others)
• Email and mailing lists
Assessment
• Assignments
– Two assignments worth 20% each
– Require statistical calculations (showing
all working) and discussion and
interpretation of results
– Must be submitted online: files must be
Microsoft Word or RTF format only
– Must be individual work
– Plagiarism will be penalised according
to faculty and university policy
Assessment
• Final exam
– Worth 60%
– Must pass exam (at least 30 out of 60)
and get 50% of marks overall (exam +
assignments) to pass course
– Structure of exam will be detailed on the
course website
– Sample exam will be placed on course
website
– Exam will be discussed in more detail
later in term
Classes
• Lectures
• Workshops
– Working with software (PHStat2 & Excel)
– Doing calculations by hand
• Tutorials
– Class discussions regarding the
understanding of applications,
interpreting results, learning to explain
results to others and the exploration of
ethical issues
– Time for questions about course content
and utilising statistical techniques
What to bring to lectures…
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Study guide
Print out of lecture slides
Calculator
Pens, highlighters, etc for taking
extra notes
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Study guide
Print out of lecture slides
Calculator
Pens, highlighters, etc for taking
extra notes
Textbook
Solutions manual (if you have one)
Paper
If you would like and are able, bring a
laptop with the software installed