Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Compare and contrast different sampling methodologies and assess suitability for a range of situations;
2. Discuss different types of variables and produce appropriate graphical and numerical descriptive statistics;
3. Explain and apply probability rules and concepts relating to a range discrete and continuous random variables;
4. Describe the importance of the Central Limit Theorem and its uses and applications;
5. Use concepts of estimation, including point and interval estimators;
6. Perform and interpret hypothesis tests for a range of situations;
7. Perform and interpret simple and multiple linear regressions; and,
8. Use technology to perform statistical analysis, and interpret statistical software output.

   - *Basic Statistical concepts* (Section 1.3)

• Chapter 7 - Collecting data (Sections 7.1 - 7.3) • Chapter 2 - Presenting data in tables and charts (Section 2.1; Section 2.2 (histograms and scatterplots); Section 2.3)
• Introduction to Microsoft Excel | ◦ ONLINE QUIZ 1 - opens 12:01am Friday 23 February; closes 11:59pm Monday 26 February | | 2 | Topics • Introduction to Microsoft Excel • Chapter 3 - Descriptive Summary Measures | ◦ ONLINE QUIZ 2 - opens 12:01am Friday 1 March; closes 11:59pm Monday 4 March | | 3 | Topics • Chapter 4 - Probability | ◦ ONLINE QUIZ 3 - opens 12:01am Friday 8 March; closes 11:59pm Monday 11 March | | 4 | Topics • Chapter 5 - Discrete probability distributions (Sections 5.1 - 5.3) | ◦ ONLINE QUIZ 4 - opens 12:01am Friday 15 March; closes 11:59pm Monday 18 March | | 5 | Topics • Chapter 6 - Normal distribution and other continuous distributions (Sections 6.1 - 6.5) | ◦ ONLINE QUIZ 5 - opens 12:01am Friday 22 March; closes 11:59pm Monday 25 March | | 6 | Topics • Chapter 7 - Sampling distributions (Sections 7.4 - 7.5) • Chapter 8 - Confidence interval estimation | ◦ ONLINE QUIZ 6 - opens 12:01am Friday 29 March; closes 11:59pm Wednesday 3 April ◦ MIDSEMESTER will be held either in Week 6 or Week 7 | | 7 | Topics • Chapter 8 - Confidence interval estimation • Chapter 9 - Hypothesis testing : single population tests | ◦ ONLINE QUIZ 7 -opens 12:01am Friday 19 April; closes 11:59pm Monday 22 April ◦ MIDSEMESTER will be held either in Week 6 or Week 7 | | 8 | Topics • Chapter 9 - Hypothesis testing : single population tests | ◦ ONLINE QUIZ 8 - opens 12:01am Friday 26 April; closes 11:59pm Monday 29 April | | 9 | Topics • Chapter 10  - Hypothesis testing: two population tests | ◦ ONLINE QUIZ 9 - opens 12:01am Friday 3 May; closes 11:59pm Monday 6 May | | 10 | Topics • Chapter 11 (Section 11.2) - One way ANOVA • Chapter 12 (Section 12.2) - Chi-square test of independence • Chapter 13 - Simple linear regression | ◦ ONLINE QUIZ 10 - opens 12:01am Friday 10 May; closes 11:59pm Monday 13 May | | 11 | Topics • Chapter 13 - Simple linear regression • Chapter 14 - Multiple linear regression | ◦ ASSIGNMENT DUE - 11:59pm Wednesday 15 May ◦ ONLINE QUIZ 11 - opens 12:01am Friday 17 May; closes 11:59pm Monday 20 May | | 12 | Topics • Chapter 14 - Multiple linear regression • Review | |