Statistics for Laboratory Sciences
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
MATH 1040
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
100087
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
UniSA STEM
The intent of the course is to develop students’ statistical skills and to enable students to solve practical problems using Minitab.
Overview of statistical methods, sampling, measurement, random and systematic variation, analysis of the sources of error in measurement processes, continuous and discrete probability models and their main features, the normal distribution, quality control, principles of experimental design, common experimental designs.
Inferential statistical procedures. Estimation and hypothesis testing including non-parametric methods. Relationships between two variables. Correlation, regression, chi-squared test and basic analysis of variance with laboratory based applications.
The software package Minitab is utilised for entering and managing data, describing data with graphical and numerical summaries and implementing the inferential statistics procedures identified above.
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Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
Lecture | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 1 hour x 12 weeks | ||
Workshop | 1 hour x 12 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE | |||
External | N/A x 13 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assignment, Continuous assessment, Examination
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.