Statistics for Data Science
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
MATH 4044
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
154321
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
Course owner
UniSA STEM
To provide a solid foundation in statistical theory, and applications of statistical methods in solving complex problems.
- Exploratory Data Analysis, sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing.
- Statistical models: correlation analysis, linear regression, logistic regression.
- Experimental Design and hypothesis testing methods: ANOVA, chi-square test, non-parametric methods, and multivariate extensions.
- Introduction to machine learning.
- Using SAS to solve statistical problems.
Field, A, Miles, J 2010, Discovering Statistics using SAS, SAGE
Nil
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
Seminar | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Computer Practical | 2 hours x 12 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
Seminar | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Computer Practical | 2 hours x 12 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE | |||
External (On-line materials, on-line interactions with these material, weekly on-line computer practicals in a virtual machine environment, online interactions with the course coordinator and with other students, including through virtual workshops. ) | N/A x N/A |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Case study, Examination, Quantitative exercise
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.