Module overview
The aims of this course are to:
- Introduce you to quantitative methods used in the social sciences, including both descriptive statistics and elementary inferential statistics
- Enable you to use these methods and to understand other people’s use of them
- Introduce you to some key national and international sources of social science data.
Pre-requisite for STAT2009
One of the pre-requisites for ECON1004 and PSYC3010
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Apply writing skills (in writing up your work for the assignment).
- Use a computer spreadsheet to analyse data and to produce appropriate graphs
- Apply quantitative methods to analyse social science data and to understand other people’s use of these methods
- Use critical thinking through independent learning and study
- Apply computing skills (in the use of a spreadsheet package).
Syllabus
- Types of Data and Making/Using Tables
- Graphical Methods
- Averages and Percentiles
- Measures of Spread and Inequality
- Transforming Data
- Correlation
- The Normal Distribution
- Samples and Sampling Distributions
- Confidence Intervals
- Simple Hypothesis Tests
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
If full face to face teaching has not resumed, teaching will be delivered by a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous online methods, which may include lectures, quizzes, discussion boards, workshop activities, exercises, and videos. A range of resources will also be provided for further self-directed study. Face-to-face teaching opportunities will be explored depending on circumstances and feasibility.
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 41 |
Independent Study | 109 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Beginning Statistics by Foster. Diamond and Jefferies.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
For the weekly tests, the best 6 out of 9 marks will be used for the final mark
Summative
Summative assessment description
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Weekly online exercises | 15% |
Assessment | 60% |
Written assignment | 25% |
Referral
Referral assessment description
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 75% |
Assignment | 25% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External