Courses & Units
Principles of Statistics 3 KMA356
Introduction
A general introduction to Statistical Inference, topics include: foundations of statistics, point estimation and hypothesis testing, maximum likelihood estimation, likelihood ratio tests, Bayesian methods, sufficiency, consistency, general linear models and least squares, generalised linear models.
Summary
| Unit name | Principles of Statistics 3 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | KMA356 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Natural Sciences |
| Discipline | Mathematics |
| Coordinator | Mr Damien Palmer |
| Available as an elective? | Yes |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Advanced |
Availability
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | On-Campus | International | Domestic | |
Key
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
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Key Dates
| Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 2 | 22/7/2024 | 16/8/2024 | 9/9/2024 | 27/10/2024 |
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Learning Outcomes
- 1. Understand the theory behind standard statistical practice.
- 2. Recognise how the key issues in experimental design and statistical analysis are inter-related to theory.
- 3. Apply theoretical statistics knowledge to scientific problems.
- 4. Be able to extend statistical practice to non-standard situations.
Fee Information
The 2024 Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) rates are still being finalised by the Government and we will update the domestic fee information as soon as we have more details.
Requisites
Prerequisites
(KMA253 - Data Handling and Statistics 2 OR KMA255 - Operations Research 2) AND KMA305 - Probability Models 3Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 3 x 1-hr lectures, 1 x 1-hr tutorial. |
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| Assessment | Assignment 1 (5%)|Assignment 3 (5%)|Assignment 4 (5%)|Assignment 5 (5%)|Assignment 6 (5%)|assignment 2 (5%)|In-class test 1 (10%)|In-class test 2 (10%)|Statistician's biography (10%)|Final Examination (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes. |
Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
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