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What is statistics? Exploring data sets
Statistical software (such as SPSS, EXCEL, MINITAB)
Types of data, nominal, ordinal, quantitative, discrete, continuous
Graphical representation of data (e.g. bar charts, scatter graphs, boxplots, pointplots, histograms)
Use of statistical methods (e.g. mean, standard deviation, correlation) and analysis for a wide range of statistical data sets
Writing statistical reports
Use of statistics in quality control
Development of transferable skillsin teamworking and communication.

An assignment based on a quality control scenario (40%) assessing Learning Outcomes 1 & 3.
An individual report involving the collection, presentation of data and communication of results in written form and via a group presentation (60%) assessing Learning Outcomes 1 & 2.

There will be three hours per week, the majority of it laboratory based. Students will be involved with the collection, and presentation of real-life data in a variety of contexts. Students will investigate these datasets in the laboratory sessions to bring out the main features of the data. Students will work both individually and in groups and will communicate their results both orally and in writing.

None.

Use of spreadsheets (such as EXCEL) and one sophisticated statistics package (e.g. SPSS)