Module manager: Dr Gaston Yalonetzky
Email: g.yalonetzky@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2018/19
GCSE Math Grade A
| LUBS1950 | Economic Theory & Apps 1 |
| MATH0365 | Foundation Probability and Statistics |
| MATH1710 | Probability and Statistics I |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module introduces the basic statistical tools that are pre-requisites for understanding economics and business. IMPORTANT NOTE: - This module should NOT to be taken by students who have completed both S1 AND S2 in A-level Mathematics.
The module aims to introduce and train students, without any prior A-level knowledge in statistics, in the most basic statistical concepts, and problem-solving techniques, ranging from visual and numerical methods in descriptive statistics to one-sample hypothesis testing in inferential statistics.
Upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Engage with the applied literature in economics, accounting and industrial studies which utilise the basic statistical techniques
- Recognise and apply the main elementary techniques in statistics to general quantitative problems
Upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
Transferable
- use applications of statistics to solve basic problems in accounting, economics, and finance
Indicative content
- Descriptive statistics: visual and numerical methods.
- Probability theory
- Probability distributions
- Confidence interval estimation
- Hypothesis testing (one sample)
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| Tutorial | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Private study hours | 73 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 27 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
Student will be required to engage with the lecture and tutorial material and in particular solve independently problems which will deepen their understanding of the material.
Students will complete weekly workshop exercises, periodic tests and will also be given the opportunity to attempt mock examinations. Comments and marks received for these tests are not part of the formal module-exam, and are intended solely to assist students with their exam preparations.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 1.0 Hrs 30 Mins | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 | |
The resit for this module will be 100% by 1.5 hour examination.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 12/12/2018
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