MATH1005 Statistics
General Information
MATH1005 is a Junior (or first-year) unit forming part of the normal Mathematics stream.
Note that students wishing to study junior level statistics may choose MATH1005 or the first semester unit MATH1015 Biostatistics, which has a similar syllabus.
- Credit point value: 3CP.
- Classes per week: Two lectures and one tutorial.
- Lecturer(s) in 2012: Michael Stewart, Di Warren and Shelton Peiris.
- Email contact address:
MATH1005@maths.usyd.edu.au.
Students: Please include your name and SID when emailing us.
Information sheet for MATH1005
All students should read the information sheet. The information includes (for example) details of the assessment procedure, including dates of assessment tasks.
Answers to frequently asked questions
See the main junior mathematics page for information relating to all junior mathematics units, and see in particular the Junior Maths FAQ page.
Duty Tutors
Students needing help with understanding the content of units of study MATH1011, MATH1015, MATH1001, MATH1002 and MATH2061 are encouraged to seek help from their lecturers, or from our duty tutors. Consultation times for lecturers are given on the respective unit of study information sheet, a click away from the unit of study webpage.
Duty tutors are available in Carslaw 830 (level 8, Carslaw Building) on Mondays and Thursdays between 1pm and 2pm, from Week 3 to Week 13 (excluding the Easter Teaching Break 06-13 April), commencing 1 pm on Monday 19 March 2012.
The Duty Tutors are all Teaching Fellows in the School and especially experienced at assisting and advising students. They are
- Andrew Crisp (Mondays), targetting MATH1011, MATH1015, MATH1001, MATH1002, MATH2061
- Nicholas Wilson (Mondays), targetting MATH1011, MATH1001, MATH1002, MATH2061
- John Mitry (Thursdays), targetting MATH1011, MATH1001, MATH1002
- Emi Tanaka (Thursdays), targetting MATH1011, MATH1015, MATH1001, MATH1002, MATH2061
Online Resources
- Tutorial sheets.
- Quiz information.
- Assignment information.
- Lecture slides: Di Warren's, Michael Stewart's, Shelton Peiris'.
- NOTE: The old, partial set of statistical tables that appeared here earlier has been replaced with a full set of the latest edition. Note that we only use tables 1, 2, 3 and 5.
- The best place to download R from is probably the CRAN mirror at the University of Melbourne.
- Some past exam solutions: 2006, 2007 (Q3b), 2008. Recently added: 2009, part of 2010.
Tutorial Sheets
Tutorials start in week 2. In general, the tutorial sheet for each week will be posted online by the Friday of the week before.
- Week 2 (solutions)
- Week 3 (solutions)
- Week 4 (solutions)
- Week 5 (solutions)
- Week 6 (solutions)
- Week 7 (solutions)
- Week 9 (solutions)
- Week 10 (solutions)
- Week 11 (solutions)
- Week 13 (solutions)
Quiz Information
- Reminder: quiz in week 12. Topics covered: data analysis, probability, inference up to and including the Z-test (i.e. up to page 97 inclusive of the text). Some practice questions, with solutions, are provided.
- Topics covered in the week 8 quiz: data analysis, probability, discrete random variables. This corresponds to all material up to and including page 61 in the text book.
- A week 8 quiz from last year has been posted for practice. Answers:bebbeccdcdedccb.
- There are quizzes scheduled for weeks 8 and 12. There will be corresponding practice questions posted online by the end of weeks 6 and 10.
Assignment Information
The assignment due on Thursday 1 September is now available. Make sure to read the Junior Mathematics Handbook for important information regarding assignment preparation and submission, including the use of a cover sheet. Also carefully read the note below question 1 regarding the use of R.
Lecture Slides
Di Warren's:
- Week 1: L1; L2;
- Week 2: L3; L4;
- Week 3: L5; L6;
- Week 4: L7; L8;
- Week 5: L9; L10;
- Week 6: L11&12;
- Week 7: L13; L14;
- Week 8: L15; L16;
- Week 9: L17; L18;
- Week 10: L19
- Week 11: L20; L21
- Week 12: L22; L23
- Week 13: L24&25
Michael Stewart's:
In general lecture slides for each week will be posted online by the Friday of the week before.
- Week 1: Lecture 1 (for printing), (full version); Lecture 2 (for printing), (full version).
- Week 2: Lecture 3 (for printing), (full version); Lecture 4 (for printing), (full version).
- Week 3: Lecture 5 (for printing), (full version); Lecture 6 (for printing), (full version).
- Week 4: Lecture 7 (for printing), (full version); Lecture 8 (for printing), (full version).
- Week 5: Lecture 9 (for printing), (full version); Lecture 10 (for printing), (full version).
- Week 6: Lecture 11 (for printing), (full version); Lecture 12 (for printing), (full version).
- Week 7: Lecture 13 (for printing), (full version); Lecture 14 (for printing), (full version).
- Week 8: Lecture 15 (for printing), (full version); Lecture 16 (for printing), (full version).
- Week 9: Lecture 17 (for printing), (full version); Lecture 18 (for printing), (full version).
- Week 10: Lecture 19 (for printing), (full version).
- Week 11: Lecture 20 (for printing), (full version); Lecture 21 (for printing), (full version).
- Week 12: Lecture 22 (for printing), (full version); Lecture 23 (for printing), (full version).
- Week 13: Lecture 24 (for printing), (full version); Lecture 25 (for printing), (full version).
Shelton Peiris':
Please refer to Michael Stewart's lecture slides.
- Week 6: Print.
- Week 7, L1: Print.
- Week 7, L2: Print.
- Week 8, L1: Print.
- Week 8, L2: Print.
- Week 9, L1: Print.
- Week 9, L2: Print.
- Week 10, L: Print.
- Week 11, L: Print.
- Week 12, L1: Print.
- Week 12, L2: Print.
- Week 13, L: Print.
The teaching material appearing on this web site is intended for the use of enrolled students of the University of Sydney, and (unless otherwise specified) the University of Sydney holds copyright. Any other person or institution wishing to use any of this material must contact the university to make appropriate arrangements.
Useful Links
- Self-test web quizzes:
Test your understanding of the topics by trying the quizzes for MATH1005 regularly as the semester progresses. - Handbook:
Every student should have a copy of the Junior Mathematics and Statistics Handbook. - Examination Timetable:
For general information on examinations, including the end of semester examination timetable, see the University's Examination Information web site. - Past Exam Papers:
Fisher Library's previous years' exam papers page. - The Faculty Handbook entry:
The Faculty Handbook entry for MATH1005 from the central units of study database.