Module manager: Dr A. Baczkowski
Email: sta6ajb@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2010/11
MATH1715 or appropriate A-Level in Mathematics and Statistics, or equivalent.
This module is approved as an Elective
This module builds on the ideas introduced in MATH1715 by focusing on relationships between variables, including techniques for handling data arising from both related and independent samples. Inferential methods are used to compare the means of two populations, eg to compare the average wages of males and females doing similar occupations. Where two variables are related, the nature and strength of the relationship can be examined by regression procedures. The course also includes techniques relevant to the analysis of count data and tests concerning proportions.
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
(a) carry out appropriate hypothesis tests on the means of one or two populations
(b) understand and carry out simple least squares linear regression
(c) carry out inference on proportions
(d) carry out chi-squared tests
(e) have knowledge of descriptive statistics
(f) understand simple inference.
1. Populations and samples. Frequency distributions. Histograms.
2. Measures of location. Measures of spread. Interpreting the standard deviation.
3. Statistical Inference. Iid random variables. Point estimation. Sampling distribution of the sample mean. Central limit theorem. Interval estimation. Confidence intervals for mean (variance known and unknown).
4. Hypothesis testing for means. p-values. Tests concerning means. z-test. t-test.
5. Inference for two populations. Two independent samples. Paired samples.
6. Several random variables. Sample covariance and correlation. Continuous bivariate distributions. Properties of expectations, population covariance, correlation. Linear combinations of random variables.
7. Regression. Least squares regression. Inference concerning slope. Computer package for regression.
8. Attribute data. Hypothesis tests for a population proportion. Large sample confidence interval for a population proportion. Comparing two proportions.
9. Chi-squared tests. Single sample classified into two or more groups. Fitting distributions, for example binomial, Poisson, normal. Goodness of fit tests. Contingency tables.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| Practical | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tutorial | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Private study hours | 73 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 27 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| In-course Assessment | . | 20 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 20 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 80 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 80 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 4/1/2011
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