STAT2012 Statistical Tests
General Information
This page contains information on the Intermediate Unit of Study STAT2012 Statistical Tests.
This unit is offered in Semester 2.
The lecturer for this unit of study is Jennifer Chan.
For further information on Intermediate Mathematics and Statistics, refer to the Intermediate Handbook.
You may also view the Faculty Handbook entry for STAT2012 in the central units of study database.
- Credit point value: 6CP.
- Classes per week: Three lectures, one tutorial and one computer laboratory session.
Links to online resources for this unit of study will be added here as the material becomes available.
Course information
New announcements
- General reminder.
- By Oct 14, we are up to P.288 of the lecture note on chi-square test for homogeneity two way categorical data.
- Please note that sol. to ass. 2 is now posted on web. Please also read the feedback of this ass to be aware of the common mistakes made by some students. You may collect the ass. from Justin during lectures in week 13. Uncollected ass. after week 13 will be placed in the open ass. shelves opposite Carslaw 821.
- Please note that I will be away for a conference from week 13. Justin Wishart will take over the lectures in week 13 as well as the tutorial and computer practical for the session on Monday in Rm 610. I will return back on Nov 16 before the exam. on Nov 18 (9:20am). Hope you will find this course useful and work hard to prepare for the exam. Have a nice year break.
- Comments on computer practical reports.
Lecture notes
- Lectures 1 to 6 (Weeks 1 to 2) With solution
- Lectures 7 to 12 (Weeks 3 to 4) With solution survey$Age
- Lectures 13 to 18 (Weeks 5 to 6) With solution iron.csv
- Lectures 19 to 22 (Weeks 7 to 8) With solution
- Lectures 23 to 27 (Weeks 9 to 10) With solution fuel data
- Lectures 28 to 31 (Weeks 11 to 12) With solution
- Revision using 2005 Exam. questions (Weeks 13) With solution
Tutorials
- Tutorial 1 Solution
- Tutorial 2 Solution
- Tutorial 3 Solution
- Tutorial 4 Solution
- Tutorial 5 Solution
- Tutorial 6 Solution
- Tutorial 7 Solution
- Tutorial 8 Solution
- Tutorial 9 Solution
- Tutorial 10 Solution
- Tutorial 11 Solution
- Tutorial 12 Solution
- Tutorial 13 Solution
Computer practicals
- Introduction
- Practical 1 Solution
- Practical 2 Solution
- Practical 3 Solution Survey data
- Practical 4 Solution
- Practical 5 Solution
- Practical 6 Solution
- Practical 7 Solution itch data
- Practical 8 Solution range data auto data
- Practical 9 Solution price data
- Practical 10 Solution fuel data
- Practical 11 Solution
- Note for practical exam. on Week 12
- Practical 12 Solution
Assignments
Quiz
- Sample quiz (due date: Sept 23, 9:00am lecture)
- Quiz 1a with solution
- Quiz 1b with solution
- Quiz 1c with solution
- Mark distribution
Useful resources
- Formula for quizzes and exam.
- Statistical tables
- Summary
- R commands in lecture note
- Use of calculator
- R software from internet
click: Windows, base, R-2.9.1-win32.exe, Run, Run, OK (English), Next>, Next>, Next>(unless you change the directory), ...
- Using process at home
- Summary of R commands 1
- Summary of R commands 2
- An article says: the big problem is going to be the ability of humans to use, analyze and make sense of the data.
- Top 10 reasons to become a statistican
- Statistical joke, just for fun
Examination announcements
Past examination papers