STA1010 Statistical methods for science

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Understand the key steps of the scientific method and how it can be applied to real problems that involve data analysis and interpretation;

2. 2

   Appreciate how statistical data is collected, analysed and stored;

3. 3

   Understand the meaning of population parameters such as mean, standard deviation, and median;

4. 4

   Understand the importance of statistical techniques in the analysis of data;

5. 5

   Present and interpret data graphically;

6. 6

   Determine confidence intervals for population parameters, and distinguish between a population parameter and a sample statistic;

7. 7

   Determine the appropriate statistical technique for a given context;

8. 8

   Perform simple statistical operations using Excel;

9. 9

   Take a random sample from a population and determine whether data fits a statistical hypothesis;

10. 10

    Prepare and write a scientific report.